American Heart Association and NFL Partner to Teach CPR at Super Bowl Experience

The American Heart Association's Nation of Lifesavers Mobile CPR Unit will provide Hands-Only CPR instruction to attendees 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 style instruction where participants learn the correct rate and depth of compressions needed to join the Association's Nation of Lifesavers movement. This collaboration marks the sixth appearance of the Mobile CPR Unit at a signature NFL event, following previous appearances at Super Bowls and NFL Drafts.

According to the American Heart Association, compression-only CPR, known as Hands-Only CPR, can be equally effective as traditional CPR in the first few minutes of emergency response and is a skill everyone can learn. The technique involves calling 911 if you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse and then pushing hard and fast in the center of the chest. Nancy Brown, chief executive officer of the American Heart Association, stated that teaching fans CPR during the Super Bowl Experience transforms one of the world's biggest sporting events into a powerful opportunity for public health impact. The Association publishes the official scientific guidelines for CPR at https://cpr.heart.org/en/resuscitation-science/cpr-and-ecc-guidelines/resuscitation-education-science#5.3.

The NFL and American Heart Association want more people to be confident and capable when faced with a cardiac emergency, adding more people to the Association's Nation of Lifesavers movement, which intends to double survival rates by 2030. With nearly 3 out of 4 cardiac arrests outside of the hospital occurring in homes, knowing how to perform CPR is essential. American Heart Association data shows that 9 out of every 10 people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital die, in part because they do not receive immediate CPR more than half of the time. CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a person's chance of survival.

To further inspire CPR learning, the Association and NFL will celebrate five students from across the country who won Super Bowl LX tickets through the Association's nearly 50-year-old in-school programs, Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge. These students learned Hands-Only CPR through the program, and their schools are now eligible for a $10,000 physical education makeover. Both students and schools can enter now to win tickets to Super Bowl LXI taking place in Los Angeles in 2027 through the NFL Foundation-supported program.

NFL players representing teams across the country serve as the 2025 class of the American Heart Association's Nation of Lifesaver Player Ambassadors, asking family, friends and fans to learn CPR. The 32 members include players from all NFL teams. Since January 2023, the American Heart Association has worked alongside more than half of NFL teams to educate players, staff, local youth coaches and fan families on Hands-Only CPR and train in Heartsaver CPR AED. The Mobile CPR Unit will also appear at the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Association encourages everyone to learn how to save a life at www.heart.org/nation.