鈥淭he sustainability of the Revive Initiative is paramount to the ongoing quality education of first responders. The need for resuscitation is a fact of life, especially in the hospital. The Revive Initiative has brought resuscitation from something that no one wants to talk about because it is too often associated with severe debilitation and death to an open discussion on how it saves lives and how we can actually show improved outcomes by better educating staff and bystanders. Practice makes perfect, and Revive affords the ability to practice those life-saving skills with real-life scenarios and equipment on a regular basis, which is essential for when the time comes that you have to perform resuscitation on a human being. The process of recognizing and intervening becomes automatic; procedure and equipment are familiar, so there鈥檚 less fumbling; and time-sensitive practices are put in place immediately. Working in critical care, things can change quickly, and there is no time for hesitation. The Revive Initiative has made CPR more normal and less scary for first responders.鈥
鈥 Michelle Burns-James, NP
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