The American Heart Association's Nation of Lifesavers Mobile CPR Unit will be stationed at the NFL's Super Bowl Experience at the Moscone Convention Center in downtown San Francisco from February 3 through February 7. Qualified CPR trainers will offer walk-up Hands-Only CPR instruction to attendees, teaching the correct compression rate and depth needed to potentially save a life. This initiative transforms a major sporting event into a significant public health opportunity, aiming to increase the number of people prepared to act during cardiac emergencies.
This collaboration between the American Heart Association and the National Football League represents a continued effort to promote CPR education during Super Bowl week. According to American Heart Association science, Hands-Only CPR can be as effective as traditional CPR in the initial minutes of an emergency response. The technique involves calling 911 if someone collapses and then pushing hard and fast in the center of the chest. With nearly three out of four out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occurring in homes, this knowledge is crucial for the general public.
"When more people know CPR, more lives can be saved," said Nancy Brown, chief executive officer of the American Heart Association. The partnership works toward building a Nation of Lifesavers, with a goal to double cardiac arrest survival rates by 2030. Current data indicates that 9 out of 10 people who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital die, often because immediate CPR is not administered more than half the time. Immediate CPR can double or triple a person's chance of survival.
The NFL supports this mission through the American Heart Association's in-school programs, the Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge. Five students who learned Hands-Only CPR through these programs won tickets to Super Bowl LX, and their schools are eligible for a $10,000 physical education makeover. A year-round activation supported by the NFL Foundation allows students and schools to enter now to win tickets to Super Bowl LXI in Los Angeles in 2027.
To amplify the call to learn CPR, 32 NFL players serve as the 2025 class of the American Heart Association's Nation of Lifesavers Player Ambassadors. These ambassadors, representing teams across the league, encourage family, friends, and fans to acquire this lifesaving skill. Since January 2023, the American Heart Association has collaborated with more than half of the NFL teams to educate players, staff, youth coaches, and fan families on Hands-Only CPR and Heartsaver CPR AED training.
This marks the sixth appearance of the Mobile CPR Unit at a signature NFL event, following previous engagements at Super Bowls and NFL Drafts. The unit will also appear at the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. The American Heart Association, the worldwide leader in resuscitation science and education, encourages everyone to learn how to save a life. For more information on the scientific guidelines for CPR, refer to the detailed resource at https://cpr.heart.org/en/resuscitation-science/cpr-and-ecc-guidelines/resuscitation-education-science#5.3.
