Keywords:
hands-only, stroke, death, heart disease
STROKE, EVENT, HEART DISEASE

A community-based study carried out in Jakarta showed only 39.6% of respondents had basic life support (BLS) training.Non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and stroke account for the top 3 causes of death in Malaysia and Indonesia.Based on the literature, an interesting approach of teaching mass CPR combined with a moderate-intensity fitness activity; hence, the name “fit-CPR” was introduced. The program was first conducted in Malaysia and was favourably welcomed. The entire event was carried out in Malay, using the 5-Ts abbreviation for hands-only CPR.