The Stirling University Paramedic Society is hosting a 12-hour CPR marathon on campus to raise money for Trossachs Search and Rescue team. The money raised will be put towards public access defibrillators, a vital piece of equipment when faced with cardiac arrests.

According to the Resuscitation Council UK, many people who collapse due to a cardiac arrest can be saved if people nearby carry out the following:

• Recognise what has happened

• Call for an emergency service immediately

• Start and continue CPR – especially chest compressions

• Use a public access defibrillator to shock the heart back to its normal rhythm