LAS VEGAS ([FOX5](http://fox5vegas.com/)) — The Las Vegas Raiders and the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada held a Hands-Only CPR and AED training event Saturday for coaches, teachers, parents and youth athletes during American Heart Month.
The session was held at the Raiders Headquarters and Intermountain Health Performance Center in Henderson.
Red Cross of Southern Nevada volunteers taught skills that can double or triple a person’s chance of survival during a cardiac arrest, according to the Red Cross.
The Raiders also donated automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to Nevada Youth Sports and the Vegas Sports Foundation’s NFL Flag League.
Brienna Love, a heart transplant recipient, and Enttroda and Twayne Hughes — the parents of Ashari Hughes — attended the event to share their personal experiences with heart health and emergency preparedness.
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Red Cross volunteers taught Hands-Only CPR, also known as compression-only CPR, which the organization said can be as effective as traditional CPR in the first few minutes of a cardiac emergency.
Participants were instructed to call 911 and push hard and fast in the center of the chest if someone collapses.
“We know that when emergencies happen, people want to help, and Hands-Only CPR gives them a way to make a difference,” said Rachel Flanigan, executive director of the American Red Cross Southern Nevada Chapter. “Trainings like this empower people to save lives.”
Each year, more than 350,000 people in the United States experience cardiac arrest, and about three out of four cases occur at home or at work, according to the release.
About 23,000 children under age 18 experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital annually in the U.S., and nearly 40% of those cases are sports related.
“Survival from sudden cardiac arrest depends on preparedness,” said Dr. Alfred Danielian, Raiders team cardiologist. “Through education, prompt CPR, immediate access to AEDs, and well-rehearsed emergency action plans, we can empower our communities to act decisively and save lives.”
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