Bystanders Can be Lifesavers

This campaign calls on WI members to work together to increase public confidence and training in the delivery of CPR and to work with local organisations to help improve access to defibrillators in their communities.

At the 2025 NFWI Annual Meeting on 4 June, WI members voted in favor of the Bystanders Can Be Lifesavers resolution. The resolution is as follows:

There are over 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests a year in the UK, and less than one in ten people survive. Women have a lower chance of surviving than men. Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation can more than double the chances of survival. We call on WI members to work together to increase public confidence and training in the delivery of CPR and to work with local organisations to help improve access to defibrillators in their communities to give every person the best chance of surviving a cardiac arrest.

Margate WI – East Kent Federation

Background

Why is Cardiac Arrest a Feminist Issue?

How you can get involved