In Brian Resnick's article called "How We Can Bring More People Back to Life", he explains that having more people trained to perform CPR greatly increases the "out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates" of a city, just as King Country, Washington, demonstrates. Resnick presents the topic by referring to Seattle as the best location to have a heart attack because of the high cardiac arrest survival rate of 49% per year, in comparison to all the other cities of the United States. He reveals the consistency of the frustrating big number of deaths per year due to cardiac arrest even as medical technology becomes more developed each year. Resnick asserts that it's all about the "timing" and quotes Dr. Eisenberg, medical director of King Country, who claims that CPR provides significant help and greatly increases the chance of survival. Nearly 75% of King Country's population is trained in CPR and their 911 operators otherwise give detailed those instructions to the bystanders. The city of San Ramon, California, has been experimenting emergency communication technology with smart phone apps, sending alert notices to nearby citizens who are available to give CPR while the emergency department arrives.
Resnick's purpose of this article is to inform more people about this simple effort that can be made to save people's lives and "have a significant impact on the lives and families of many, many people." This article is intended for audiences of all ages, but especially for those whoa re able to learn CPR and use the skill. The facts and details of the article are constantly supported by quotes and statistics. His formal and technical, yet easily comprehensible style of language effectively informs and gives motivation to readers who value the lives of fellow citizens.
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