SALT LAKE CITY — The American Heart Association reports that about 350,000 people in the United States experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year.

For the first time since 2020, the AHA updated its resuscitation guidance, particularly for managing choking, suspected overdose and other life-saving maneuvers.

The new guidance said they are encouraging more people to learn CPR, or “lay rescuer interventions,” because of the number of people who have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

The American Red Cross encourages people not only to take a CPR class but to also learn hands-only CPR.

Benjamin Donner, the executive director of the American Red Cross Central and Southern Arizona, said first, it’s important to always call 911.

“Instead of remembering all those details, just go

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