CPR Hands-only Training kiosk

Stuck at Oakland In’tl Airport? Learn to save a life

Courtesy American Heart Association

Oakland International Airport has joined the list of airports where passengers waiting for their flights can learn to save a life.

In partnership with the American Heart Association, OAK airport now hosts two hands-only CPR training kiosks which offer travelers an easy, five-minute course in how to save help someone who is having a heart attack.

Each kiosk has a touch screen with a short video that provides an overview of Hands-Only CPR, followed by a practice session and a 30-second test. With the help of a practice mannequin, or a rubber torso, the kiosk gives feedback about the depth and rate of compressions, as well as proper hand placement – which are the key factors that influence the effectiveness of CPR.

Instructions are offered in English or Spanish and include closed captioning.

At OAK, there’s one CPR training kiosk in Terminal 2, near Gate 27 and another in Terminal 1, near Gate 8.

Not at OAK? There are 14 additional kiosks at airports across the United States, including at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Orlando International Airport, Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport, Indianapolis International Airport, Chicago’s O’Hare Airport and several others.