Learn life-saving skills with Keep the Beat
Learn how to use a defibrillator and give CPR with our Keep the Beat programme
This Re-start a Heart Day, Monday 16 October 2023, we're launching Keep the Beat - a new programme of events and training to help Solent staff and students learn and put into practice life-saving skills.
Solent is dedicated to playing our part in ensuring all students and staff have the skills, knowledge, and confidence to save a life when faced with someone who has collapsed and stopped breathing. With this in mind, we're proud to be launching Keep the Beat, a programme designed to support the British Heart Foundation and their RevivR training tool.
Over the next few months, Keep the Beat is offering a range of activities and pop-ups across campus, delivered by our student RevivR facilitators. At these events, you will have the opportunity to learn CPR and how to use a defibrillator.
What is RevivR?
RevivR is an interactive online training tool which:
- Teaches you how to recognise a cardiac arrest.
- Outlines what to do in an emergency.
- Simulates a 999 call.
- Teaches you how to use a defibrillator and offers feedback on technique.
Once you've completed your training, you will have the option to download a CPR certificate.
Why take part?
Did you know that research from the British Heart Foundation (April 2023) found that:
- Less than 10% of people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
- An estimated 15% of cardiac arrests occur in the workplace.
- Early CPR and defibrillation can more than double the chances of a person's survival.
- Sudden cardiac arrest is the main cause of death in young adults in the UK.
The good news is, your two hands could save a life.
How to get started
To take part in the training, you just need a spare 15 minutes. All you need is your phone, a cushion to help practice your CPR technique (which are available to borrow from the Student Hub, Research Hub and A101) and a quiet place. Please use the appropriate link below to access the training:
Find our on-campus defibrillators
It's important for all staff, students and visitors to know where our defibrillators are located.
We have six located around campus, which are highlighted on the map below.
If you would like to discuss organising a Keep the Beat activity, please contact us via engagement@solent.ac.uk and we will be happy to advise and support.