On March 31, an important advisory statement on hands-only (compression-only) CPR was published in Circulation. This statement clarifies the 2005 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC, which included the recommendation that laypersons or bystanders should perform hands-only CPR if they are unable or unwilling to provide rescue breaths.

This document provides a comprehensive list of questions and answers about Hands-Only CPR for AHA Instructors.

This flyer provides additional information for instructors about Hands-Only CPR.

These lesson maps for BLS Healthcare Provider and BLS Healthcare Provider Renewal are designed to help instructors incorporate Hands-Only CPR into their BLS courses. Instructors should add these lesson maps to the lesson maps in their BLS or BLS HCP Instructor Manual.

The lesson map for Heartsaver CPR is designed to help instructors incorporate Hands-Only CPR into their Heartsaver courses. Instructors should add this lesson map to their Heartsaver and Family & Friends Instructor Manual.

This student flyer for healthcare providers describes how healthcare providers can use their skills as a "bystander". Instructors can print and distribute this flyer to students in their BLS Healthcare Provider classes. This flyer also will be inserted into the BLS Healthcare Provider Student Manual as it comes up for reprint.

This student flyer describes the actions of Hands-Only CPR. Instructors can print and distribute this flyer to students in their Heartsaver and Family & Friends classes. This flyer also has been/will be inserted into Family & Friends and Heartsaver student workbooks as they come up for reprint.

Visit American Heart Associations Hands-Only CPR Consumer Website to find out more about this lifesaving initiative, find fun videos and share your stories.