Romania wants to set a new world record for the largest CPR training session during an event to be organized on the National Arena in Bucharest this May.

The previous record was set in Germany on September 17, 2013, during a training session that involved 11,840 participants. The event in Romania thus needs to gather more people to set a new record.

“If there will be 11,800 people and not 12,000, it will still be a record for us if not a Guinness record, and an advantage for Bucharest. There should be a minimum of 11,900 participants to set a new record,” said Cristian Grasu, president of the Rescue Society Association in Bucharest, cited by local Agerpres.

The Association will organize the event in Bucharest, together with the Bucharest-Ilfov Ambulance Service. The event will mark 110 years since the establishment of the ambulance service in Romania’s capital.

At least 600 instructors will participate in the event, called Record for life – 100 years of saving lives. They will teach the participants how to evaluate a patient, how to recognize a heart attack, and how to perform chest compressions and ventilation.

Those who want to take part in the event can register at recordpentruviata.ro.

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Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com

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