Municipality urges residents to train as citizen first responders to combat cardiac arrests
Every minute counts during a cardiac arrest, but ambulances often take 15 minutes to arrive. Your municipality is calling on residents to become citizen first responders—training takes just 2.5 hours, and your help could save a life in your neighborhood.
| Key Fact | Details |
|---|---|
| Role | Citizen first responder (alerted via HartslagNu app) |
| Training Duration | 2.5 hours (certificate provided) |
| Cost Reimbursement | Covered by most health insurers |
| Ambulance Response Time | Average of 15 minutes |
| Availability | Indicate your availability in the HartslagNu app |
| AED Availability | Present in many neighborhoods, but trained responders are still needed |
| Registration | HartslagNu |
| More Information | Stichting Hartveilig Vught |
Local municipalities play a critical role in public health initiatives by promoting community-based emergency response programs. By encouraging residents to become citizen first responders, they aim to reduce response times during life-threatening situations like cardiac arrests.
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Become a citizen first responder and save a life
You can save lives in your own neighbourhood. Our municipality needs more citizen first responders. In the event of a cardiac arrest, every minute counts, but it takes an average of 15 minutes for an ambulance to arrive on scene. In those first critical minutes, your help can make all the difference. So sign up to become a citizen first responder.
As a citizen first responder, you will receive an alert via HartslagNu. You go to the victim and start resuscitation. You assist until the ambulance arrives. In many neighbourhoods in our municipality, AEDs are available, yet there are still too few residents who can help when it is needed.
Become a citizen first responder in just two and a half hours
Want to be able to help? Then take a resuscitation course in your area. The course lasts about two and a half hours, and upon completion, you will receive a certificate. Most health insurers reimburse the costs. You can register via.
Sign up with HartslagNu
Have you obtained your certificate? Then sign up with HartslagNu via www.hartslagnu.nl. In the app, you can indicate when you are available. This way, others can rely on your help when it is truly needed.
Want more information? Then visit www.stichtinghartveiligvught.nl.