Achieving student engagement is a fundamental challenge in any form of education, especially when the student is a beginner or is someone refreshing their skills. If you are an instructor in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), you've likely struggled to keep people engaged - especially when teaching laypeople.

Learn some eye-opening statistics about the significance of bystander AED use in improving outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest.

These 10 tips can help you ensure your bystander CPR training efforts are effectively preparing your learners to save lives in the community.

Before emergency medical services (EMS) arrive to the scene, bystanders have the opportunity to greatly influence the victim's survival outcome. When bystanders perform CPR within the first two minutes, the victim’s rate of survival can double or triple.

Hospital discharge can be one of the highest risk steps in a patient's care. When discharged, the patient is often handed over to the care of others who may be poorly equipped to deal with a cardiac emergency if one should arise.