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(October 09, 2025) World Resuscitation Day on October 16. "Bad Krozingen shocks" offers information stand with lay defibrillators to try out. Free resuscitation course for laypeople. Information event in Freiburg.

A sudden cardiovascular arrest can occur anywhere and at any time. Unfortunately, many people do not know the life-saving measures or hesitate to use them in an emergency. That's why experts from the University of Freiburg - Bad Krozingen Heart Center are training people in simple resuscitation measures to mark International Resuscitation Day on Thursday, October 16, 2025 . In addition to free resuscitation training, laypeople will also have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with a lay defibrillator. The aim is to raise awareness of the importance of out-of-hospital cardiovascular arrests and the willingness of the population to provide assistance.

"Bad Krozingen shocks": Lay defibrillators to try out

On World Resuscitation Day, Benedikt-Kreutz e.V. and the Heart Center of the Medical Center - University of Freiburg will be raising awareness of the topic at an information stand on Lammplatz in Bad Krozingen from 9 am to 3 pm. Interested parties can find out about cardiopulmonary resuscitation, practise chest compressions and get to know the new lay defibrillators (AEDs). The "Bad Krozingen shocks" initiative, which aims to equip the town with AEDs that are accessible to the public around the clock, is a new addition and aims to significantly improve the chances of survival after a sudden cardiac arrest.

A free resuscitation course for laypeople and first aiders will take place from 7 pm to 9 pm in the auditorium of the University Heart Center at Südring 15 in Bad Krozingen. Registration is not required.

From 10 am to 5 pm, there will also be an information event on the topic of resuscitation on the Platz der alten Synagoge in Freiburg with opportunities to practice lay resuscitation. Physicians from the Medical Center - University of Freiburg will also be taking part.

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