Right training skills can save lives

Hiker Yim Tee Lau (middle) learning to perform CPR with CPM Penang members during a programme in Bukit Jambul, Penang last October. — Filepic

HEART attacks happen unexpectedly, and can take place in unexpected places.

But the chances of survival are greater if more people are trained in performing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and if an automated external defibrillator (AED) is within reach of a person suffering a cardiac arrest, said Lim Teik Aun.