ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – People who suffer cardiac arrest in Hispanic neighborhoods are 44% less likely to survive, a disparity often attributed to limited access to CPR training and bystander uncertainty about how to respond.

On World Heart Day, the city of Orlando Fire Department aimed to bridge this gap by hosting a free hands-only CPR and defibrillator training session at the Walt Disney Amphitheatre in Lake Eola Park. The event provided instruction in both English and Spanish, targeting the needs of Hispanic residents in Orlando.

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Every minute that goes by when a person does not receive CPR when they’re unresponsive, meaning that their chance of survival goes down by 10%, according to the city of Orlando Fire Department.

Eight-year-old Micaela Salcedo, a student at

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