According to the Indonesian Cardiology Association (PERKI), cardiac arrest occurs in 10 out of 100,000 people under the age of 35 in Indonesia, with approximately 300,000 to 350,000 out-of-hospital cases occurring annually. Data also shows that only 10.8 percent of adult cardiac arrest victims receive resuscitation or first aid from bystanders.There is reason to believe that by closing the knowledge gap around cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), more of these deaths can be prevented. While it is not commonly taught in the Indonesian curriculum or in educational institutions, a young student from British School Jakarta is aiming to change that in order to save more lives.
The presentation for this initiative became one of the projects highlighted in this year’s Jakarta Scholars Symposium (JSS), entitled “Catalyst for Change,” held in the Energy Building on Wednesday, May 27.
(Courtesy of Russell Young)
The first beat
For 11th grader Russell Young, it all started when he saw a piece of paper at a café in New York City, the United States, about emergency situations, specifically detailing the instructions to administer CPR.
