“I think everyone should take a CPR class and become certified,” said Joan Hager.

Hager’s husband suffered a heart attack after performing physical activity, and Hager immediately recalled her CPR training from 20 years prior.

“Anything can happen at any time – not just at home but also at the grocery or in the community. I think that having CPR or having knowledge of it helps a person not be so paralyzed when they see an emergency.”

Hager called 911 when her husband collapsed, and with the help of the operator, Hager kept blood and oxygen flow to her husband’s brain.

Help arrived about five minutes later, and her hubby is alive and well today because of Hager’s fast reactions.

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After eight days in a coma, a Kansas man is happy to be alive and thankful to the woman who saved his life with CPR.

70 year old Dave Williams was at the elementary school picking up his son, when he suffered a heart attack. The principal of the school rushed to his aid and performed CPR until help arrived.

Eight days later, Williams is grateful.

“The first thing I want to do when I can is say thank you to the principal at Turner because she saved my life. She really did.”

The principal says she learned CPR when she was a lifeguard, many years ago.

Be a hero. Learn CPR!

It’s true that performing CPR to The Bee Gee’s Stayin’ Alive is the perfect cadence, but what if you don’t know the song, or have no rhythm? If so, take a look at these CPR apps worth downloading today.

Now there’s a CPR Metronome Pen from LyfeTymer designed specifically for saving lives — yet another cool CPR tool worth adding to your emergency preparedness kit.

It’s a retractable, ball point pen with a built-in flash that keeps a sweet 110 beats, or flashes, per minute allowing you to deliver hands-free CPR in perfect time without the distraction of counting or wondering, not unlike how the PulsePoint CPR app has helped alert nearby rescuers and save a life.

A perfect gift for anybody, the metronome CPR pen is available at www.LYFETYMER.com, making it a fun companion tool for anyone who decides to take CPR training online.

Be a hero. Learn CPR with SimpleCPR’s online certification!