TOGETHER

WE CAN SAVE LIVES FROM
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST

Cardiac Arrest Survival Summit 2025 Call for Presentations opens on Jan. 13, 2025. Start planning now!
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At the Citizen CPR Foundation, our mission is to save lives from sudden cardiac arrest by fostering a culture of preparedness and response within communities.

We believe that every individual has the potential to make a difference in time-sensitive emergencies. We are committed to empowering citizens, professionals and organizations through comprehensive education, training and advocacy. Together, we will create stronger community support systems that will improve sudden cardiac arrest outcomes.

Number of people who die each year in the U.S. from SCA
0 k+
Survival rate increases when CPR is used
2- 2 x
Of all deaths due to SCA, 10 percent occur in people under 40
1 %

“Surviving sudden cardiac arrest should not be a matter of luck. It’s about a system of care involving the entire community. Get engaged and make a difference.”

Stu Berger, MD
President, Citizen CPR Foundation
Executive Director, The Heart Center at Lurie Children’s Hospital

GET INVOLVED

Join our mission to improve survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest.

Here’s how you can help

Become a HEARTSafe Community


Join the ranks of 600+ communities committed to ensuring access to AEDs, training citizens in CPR, and implementing effective emergency response protocols as a HEARTSafe Community.

Attend the Cardiac Arrest Survival Summit


CASSummit is unique in addressing every link in the chain of survival, providing education and inspiration to prehospital and in-hospital resuscitation practitioners, educators, survivors and community advocates. Held every two years, CASSummit is the ultimate networking and learning event for empowering the systematic response to cardiac arrest and time-sensitive emergencies.

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Contribute to ongoing initiatives across the nation that move the needle for SCA survival rates through education, collaboration and action.

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