Football fans attending the Super Bowl LX Experience at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco from Tuesday, Feb. 3 through Saturday, Feb. 7 will have the opportunity to learn Hands-Only CPR from qualified trainers. The American Heart Association’s Nation of Lifesavers™ Mobile CPR Unit will be on site, offering walk-up instruction that teaches participants the correct rate and depth of chest compressions. This initiative is part of an ongoing collaboration between the American Heart Association and the National Football League to bring CPR education to major events.
According to the American Heart Association, Hands-Only CPR can be equally effective as traditional CPR in the first few minutes of a cardiac emergency. The technique involves calling 911 if a teen or adult suddenly collapses and then pushing hard and fast in the center of the chest. “When more people know CPR, more lives can be saved,” said Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association. “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 collaboration aims to add more people to the Nation of Lifesavers movement, which seeks to double cardiac arrest survival rates by 2030. Currently, 9 out of 10 people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital die, partly because they do not receive immediate CPR more than half of the time. CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of survival if performed immediately.
As part of the partnership, five students who won Super Bowl LX tickets through the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge programs will be celebrated. These students learned Hands-Only CPR through the program, and their schools are eligible for a $10,000 physical education makeover. Students and schools can enter now to win tickets to Super Bowl LXI in Los Angeles in 2027.
The American Heart Association is the worldwide leader in resuscitation science and publishes the official scientific guidelines for CPR. With nearly 3 out of 4 cardiac arrests occurring at home, knowing how to perform CPR is essential. The NFL and the Association want more people to be confident in responding to cardiac emergencies.
NFL players from across the country, serving as Nation of Lifesavers Player Ambassadors, are also encouraging fans to learn CPR. The 2025 ambassador class includes Damar Hamlin (Buffalo Bills), Creed Humphrey (Kansas City Chiefs), and Thomas Morstead (San Francisco 49ers), among others. Since January 2023, the American Heart Association has worked with more than half of NFL teams to educate players, staff, and fans on Hands-Only CPR.
This marks the sixth appearance of the Mobile CPR Unit at a signature NFL event, having previously trained fans at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, LVIII in Las Vegas, and the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. The unit will also be at the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. The Association encourages everyone to take 90 seconds to learn how to save a life at www.heart.org/nation.
The American Heart Association is a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, supported by more than 35 million volunteers globally. For more information, visit heart.org or stroke.org.
