More and more of our general public need to have some form of BLS training. Anybody within reason should be able to perform CPR while waiting for paramedic assistance therefore starting the chain of suvival early. As the St John Ambulance vision states "Everyone who needs it should receive first aid from those around them. No one should suffer for the lack of trained first aiders". That goes for AED operators as well. Hopfully next year Cardiac Arrest survival rates will continue to rise.