The kiss of life could be the greatest kiss you ever give.
Join the campaign to get every young person knowing how to save a life before they leave school. Having Emergency Life Support (ELS) skills should be as important as learning to read and write.
Cornwall Healthy Schools are supporting the BHF campaign to get ELS onto the curriculum...
BHF and Resuscitation Council UK campaign
The British Heart Foundation and the Resuscitation Council UK have jointly launched a campaign to make Emergency Life Support (ELS) a compulsory part of the curriculum in England. This follows on from research which showed that more than half (60%) of children are powerless to help someone who has collapsed in the street despite three quarters (73%) wanting to be able to help. The survey also revealed overwhelming support from both teachers and parents for children learning ELS. More than 4 in 5 teachers (86%) believe it should be taught at school and 70% of parents agree.
Download the BHF Emergency Life Support Skills petition
Who is Unfortunate Eric?
He's the part of the British Heart Foundation's campaign to make sure that all children leave school knowing the necessary skills to save a life. There are a series of campaign adverts available on You Tube featuring Eric and unfortunate adventures. They are also available on on a USB stick included with a free campaign pack produced by the BHF.
Any school already involved in Heartstart should have received a campaign pack contact them to order one if you haven't already received it.
BHF ELS You Tube links
You can also find all of the Unfortunate Eric videos on You Tube
