The American Heart Association, a global force changing the future of health for all, has placed the state’s first CPR training kiosk in The Market at 25th in the City of Richmond. The Hands-Only CPR education available at the kiosk will help users understand how they can immediately help a person who experiences a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital.
The kiosk features a touch screen with a video program that provides a brief introduction and overview of Hands-Only CPR, followed by a practice session and a 30-second test session. With the help of a practice manikin, or a rubber torso, the kiosk gives feedback about the depth and rate of compressions and proper hand placement – factors that influence the effectiveness of CPR. The entire training takes five minutes or less.
Sponsored by Genworth and its subsidiary CareScout, the kiosk will be located in the East End, where patrons of the store and the greater community are invited to learn Hands-Only CPR and share the skills they learn with their loved ones. As a part of Genworth’s support, Angela Simmons, chief financial officer of Genworth’s Life Insurance Business, will volunteer to lead the Central Virginia Go Red for Women campaign.
“Cardiac arrest remains a leading cause of death in the United States, and survival depends on immediately receiving CPR from someone nearby,” said Simmons. “The Hands-Only CPR training kiosk will provide free training that can make a difference and save a life.”
More than 350,000 people experience cardiac arrests outside of a hospital each year in the United States, including 23,000 children. Unfortunately, 90% of the people who have a cardiac event outside of a hospital do not survive. CPR is a critical skill that kids as young as nine years old can learn.
According to recent studies, Black adults and other historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups are less likely to receive bystander CPR. Additionally, women are 22% less likely to receive CPR and survive a cardiac arrest than men due to fear and other factors including a lack of knowledge.
“Our goal is for at least one person in every household to know the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR, especially in Richmond’s East End where the life expectancy is 68 years, compared with an 80-year expectancy in Westover Hills,” said Michelle Nostheide, executive director, American Heart Association Central Virginia. “The kiosk will help the public understand how simple it is to perform the two steps of Hands-Only CPR, which will hopefully help reduce some of the hesitancy people have about performing CPR.”
The two simple steps of Hands-Only CPR are: if you see a teen or adult collapse, first call 9-1-1. Then push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of 100-120 beats per minute. Songs like “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees’ and other popular songs have the right tempo for chest compressions during Hands-Only CPR.
The American Heart Association will celebrate advancements in women’s heart health and the impact of the CPR kiosk at the annual Go Red for Women Luncheon on Friday, February 13, 2026. For more information, visit heart.org/GoRedRVA.
To learn more about Hands-Only CPR and how to save a life, visit www.heart.org/nation.
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