CPR skills prepare communities to save lives when seconds matter

When a medical emergency happens, time matters and a quick response is needed. During American Heart Month 2026, the National Fraternal Order of Police joins the American Heart Association in urging Americans everywhere to be the help until help arrives and learn how to respond in a medical emergency such as cardiac arrest—when providing help like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be the difference between life and death.