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Sisaphila CPR Sisaphila is a collaborative effort in which Emergency Medicine doctors, nurses and paramedics educate the community on hands-only CPR.

IN AN EMERGENCY:

Call for help - dial 112 or use the MySOS app

If the person is not breathing - place both hands on the centre of the person's chest with your arms straight. Push down hard and fast until help arrives. Sisaphila CPR is an initiative with multiple partners, started by the division of Emergency Medicine Cape Town (EMCT), Western Cape METRO Emergency Medical Services, the Western Cape College of Nursing, Hout Bay Volunteer Emergency Medical Services, and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT.) It has quickly expanded to include multiple partners including the Western Cape College of Nursing, the Fire Department of Cape Town, Community Medics, MySOS, ER24, Professional Emergency Care (PEC) training college, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), St Johns Ambulance, and many more. Sisaphila means "We are alive." The aim of the Sisaphila initiative is that everyone should be able to act quickly and get help in an emergency. Our first event will take place during South Africa's National CPR week, from 5-6 November, at various venues all over Cape Town. We plan to continue this event in multiple locations and facilities including schools next year. Our sponsors for the event include:

Ysterplaat Medical Supplies (YMS): www.yms.co.za
MD Inc: http://mdinc.co.za
The Emergency Medicine Society of South Africa: http://emssa.org.za
Be-Safe Paramedical http://be-safe.co.za
Professional Emergency Care Training College www.pec.co.za

Find out more about community Emergency First Aid Response here: http://www.efarsystem.com/details.html

Download the free MySOS app for quick help in any emergency here: https://www.mysos.co.za/download.html

Sisaphila CPR is a not-for-profit community outreach. If you would like to have certification in First Aid or Basic Life Support, please visit the Resuscitation Council of South Africa's website for a list of resources: www.resus.co.za

16/10/2020

Today is , everyone can save a life by learning the 3 easy steps- Check, Call, Compress.

01/08/2020

Get involved, let’s create awareness saves lives

"I think it's good for everybody to learn CPR. It's good for me, because I get to LIVE!" Another successful outreach at ...
06/03/2020

"I think it's good for everybody to learn CPR. It's good for me, because I get to LIVE!" Another successful outreach at The Haven Night shelter in Wynberg. Teaching so that we can Live.

25/02/2020

The power of CPR

So glad we could do another outreach and teach even more people the simple yet important skill of hands-only CPR. Thank ...
15/11/2019

So glad we could do another outreach and teach even more people the simple yet important skill of hands-only CPR. Thank you to Where Rainbows Meet and Dr Leo De Caires for representing EMCT and Sisaphila at this outreach!

Today was World Restart a Heart Day. Sisaphila went to Fezeka Secondary School in Gugulethu and taught 100 Grade 9 pupil...
16/10/2019

Today was World Restart a Heart Day. Sisaphila went to Fezeka Secondary School in Gugulethu and taught 100 Grade 9 pupils the very important but easy skill of hands-only CPR. This was part of The South African Resuscitation Council’s goal to teach 10000 school children this important skill. Sisaphila is glad to have been part of this.

A shout out to all our helpers on the day, the College of Emergency Care, student and foreign volunteers, Ms Juliet from the school as well as the class of EMCT that helped make the day possible! You guys are all legends!

Today is World Restart A Heart Day. Learn how to do hands-only CPR, be empowered and save a life!
16/10/2019

Today is World Restart A Heart Day. Learn how to do hands-only CPR, be empowered and save a life!



A project created and promoted by Italian Resuscitation Council (www.ircouncil.it) for Kids Save Lives campaign 2017 and European Restart Heart Day 2017. ...

12/10/2019
Another fun and exciting CPR training session done last week. Such great work being done by Where Rainbows Meet. We are ...
26/08/2019

Another fun and exciting CPR training session done last week. Such great work being done by Where Rainbows Meet. We are glad we were able to contribute by teaching them the easy skill of hands-only CPR. A great thank you to Dr Leo De Caires for representing Sisaphila at this event

Mandela day was a huge success! It was such fun giving our 67 minutes back to the community by teaching our patient’s fa...
30/07/2019

Mandela day was a huge success! It was such fun giving our 67 minutes back to the community by teaching our patient’s family and friends in the waiting room how to do hands-only CPR!

7 events were held at 7 different sites - Tygerberg, Mitchell’s Plain, Victoria, Groote Schuur, Paarl and New Somerset Hospitals, as well as Heideveld Emergency Centre.

450 people were educated how to do hands-only CPR as well as what basic steps need to be taken in an emergency. Furthermore they were educated as to what number to phone in an emergency and what to do when they witness someone choking.

Great fun giving back our 67 minutes to the communities that need this most!

29/07/2019

Sisaphila has had a productive couple of months. From an event at Baphumele children’s home on the 30th of May, to an event at Gospel Raman church as part of their wellness day on the 1st of June. And Mandela day was a big success as well!

Very great fun for all and so much appreciation for all that helped with the events.

Pics and details of our Mandela day event to follow tomorrow 😀

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