St John Ambulance BSL Emergency First Aid film and resources now available

St John Ambulance has released a number of resources aimed at empowering communities and increasing their ability to respond and give basic life support (carry out a primary survey, give effective CPR, contact emergency help and use an AED) to increase a casualty’s chance of survival. As part of this work we have released a British Sign Language Emergency First Aid film, featuring Deaf Actor, Alex Nowak, and Deaf/Hard of Hearing First Aiders within in St John, to create a powerful resource so that Deaf people know what to do if they find someone in cardiac arrest.

The CPR Community Network is a partnership between St John Ambulance and the NHS, supported by the Association for Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE), who represent Ambulance Trusts, British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK).  The CPR Community Network wants to ensure that no one dies through lack of Emergency First Aid provision or resources, in their local area and in their community.

We worked in collaboration with 999BSL, an Ofcom registered Emergency Video Relay Service (VRS) that connect a Deaf person to emergency services via a British Sign Language interpreter.

All resources on the ‘Accessible’ tab (top of your browser if accessing via a web browser or bottom of your mobile device in form of buttons if accessing via mobile), of our CPR Community Network Resource Hub can be found here: CPR Community Network | St John Ambulance (sja.org.uk)

To watch the BSL Emergency First Aid film please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3NP3iI7_fk&t=55s