3 Steps for Life is a FREE one-hour CPR and AED education programme, and is designed to give all New Zealanders the confidence and awareness to act when someone suffers an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by:

Sign up for a free one-hour training session that will give you lifesaving skills and confidence to help if someone has a cardiac arrest in your community. You will learn how to take action by calling 111, how to start CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and how to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator).

 

The 3 Steps for Life:

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Calling 111 

When you call 111 our call handlers work with you to send the right help for your emergency.

Person performing CPRStarting CPR 

CPR is easy, and vital for anyone in cardiac arrest - to have a chance of survival.

AEDUsing an AED 

An AED can bring the heart back to a natural beating rhythm; using one increases a person’s chance of survival by up to 40 per cent.

 

Last year over 2,500 New Zealanders suffered from a cardiac arrest (heart stoppage) outside of hospital care, with a majority happening in their own home. In New Zealand, 1 in 10 people will survive a cardiac arrest. We are working hard to improve these statistics.

Applying CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) can increase a patient’s survival chances by up to 40%. However, for every minute waiting - a patient’s chance of survival falls by 10 -15%. Acting immediately is critical to saving a life.


Make a Booking

If you’d like to make a booking for your club, organisation, high school or community group, get in touch.

Complete our online enquiry form

Alternatively, you can email us on 3stepsforlife@stjohn.org.nz.

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Make a Donation

Help fund this life-saving programme in communities across New Zealand and provide education and confidence when cardiac arrest occurs.

Donate


Lifesaving apps

Did you know there are mobile phone apps designed to support you with CPR or help you find your nearest AED?

Find out More


 Join our community

If you’d like updates about our 3 Steps for Life programme or events like our Shocktober campaign, sign up to our community!

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 Questions?

Please visit our FAQs page for more information.

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