It’s a step by step instruction guide for CPR. On the spot! The little red wheel-looking gadget almost looks like a toy. But it may just be the next best thing to SimpleCPR online certification.

This new medical device takes the guesswork out of CPR, and puts power in the hands of those ready to offer assistance, joining other tech options like the CPR app you can get today on your phone.

It’s called the CPR RSQ assist device, and Dr. Robert Tober was a consultant on the product, one of several new tools — alongside the CPR metronome pen — designed to help bystanders keep pace and follow instructions correctly.

“It says to you who may not have had CPR,” said Tober, “Who may have had CPR two or three years ago and you don’t remember a thing that it’s pretty easy. 911. Stay calm.”

It’s pretty simple really—push the button and it offers instructions, though nothing beats knowing how to take CPR training online beforehand.

It’s never too soon to start teaching your children CPR.

When Kendall, 11, heard noises coming from her grandmother, she didn’t hesitate.

“I heard these weird noises, so I turned my head and it was my nana, and she was drenched in sweat, so I turned her over and ran to her side and started to do CPR,” explained Kendall.

The paramedics were surprised to find such a young person handling such a serious emergency so calmly.

Even Kendall’s family didn’t know she could do CPR.

“My nana, she taught me when I was little, just incase it happened tony papa,” said the fifth-grader.

According to the paramedics and fire department who responded to the 9-1-1 call, had Kendall not acted so quickly and performed CPR, her grandmother would not have survived.

“My brain just, like, said I had to do it.”

Start teaching your children CPR today.

When a young college student collapsed during class, nobody was prepared to perform CPR. The minutes ticked by, well into brain-damage territory, and still nobody stepped up. When security arrived, more precious time was lost because they left their equipment in the car.

This is not a cautionary tale. It’s Cory Wilson’s story.

Just last year Georgia Southern University had only nine automated external defibrillators (AED) on a campus of over 20,000 students.

Cory’s death motivated The Wilson family to raise money for accessibly located AEDs. The university now has 148
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Had one person initiated CPR, Cory’s chances of survival would have increased 10 to 17 percent. That’s enough to have saved his life.
Learn CPR today. Be a hero.