Local heart charity Croí has been short-listed for an Irish Healthcare Award for its innovative Community Lifeline Project. The project trains community groups and members of the general public in CPR and defibrillation.

The Croí Lifeline Project was established a year ago with the appointment of a full-time project co-ordinator. The project has already been instrumental in establishing almost 100 community and public access defibrillation schemes in communities and workplaces throughout the West of Ireland. The aim of the programme is to improve survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which are currently as low as one per cent.

The project is co-ordinated by Nurse Emer Burke, who lives in Tuam, and is supported by a large number of voluntary CPR instructors from throughout the West of Ireland.

"In as little as two hours, you could learn the necessary skills to help save a life in a cardiac emergency or choking," says local heart charity Croí.

The charity is offering CPR training for heart patients and their families, members of the general public and Galway West secondary schools in the Clifden Station House Hotel, Clifden, on Tuesday 30 October from 6pm to 8pm. A small admission fee of €10 (€5 for students) is payable to book your place.

Places are limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis but must be booked in advance. To secure your place call Alma on 091-544 331.

The awards, sponsored by the Irish Medical Times, will be presented at a special gala function in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin on 24 October.

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