An opportunity for the Dubbo community to refresh their CPR skills will be available at Poolwerx on Saturday.
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A study from the company found 75 per cent of parents did not believe they had the necessary CPR skills to save a life in an emergency.
The statistics spurred the creation of April Pools Day.
On April 1 Poolwerx Dubbo will host a 20 minute hands on CPR demonstration in store at 11am.
Poolwerx’s Adrian Driscoll said the aim was to provide everyone with an opportunity to refresh their basic CPR skills and remind them what a vital skill it was in an emergency.
Laurie Lawrence, founder of Kids Alive and advocate of April Pools Day said drowning deaths were preventable if we all took ownership.
“We had a dreadful summer this year with 24 deaths and while drowning statistics are dropping overall, every life lost is one too many,” he said.
“Our greatest hope is that everyone who learns CPR never has to put it to use, but it’s so important to have that knowledge if the worst were to happen. An attempt at CPR is better than nothing.”
