The Michael Hughes Foundation is a purposeful Australian social enterprise with a primary mission to Turn Bystanders Into First Responders in out of hospital cardiac arrest events.

Heart Safe Communities

We are focussed on increasing the efficiency and community coordination of individuals when responding to cardiac arrest. Key frameworks that we apply in all of our projects include Basic Life Support (or commonly known as DRSABCD), the Cardiac Chain of Survival and Heart safe Community models.

We provides access to high quality first aid equipment including defibrillators, first aid kits, first aid kits in the workplace and accredited first aid training courses. These services align to our core mission.

The Foundation is a registered Charity with the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission, and is a certified Social Enterprise with Social Traders.

Michael Hughes Foundation Awareness Flyer

The Cardiac Chain of Survival is Internationally recognised as the definitive steps required to be completed after a person has had a cardiac arrest.

The first four links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival all rely heavily on bystanders to start the process and to do the steps as quickly and as effectively as possible. When the links align, the chance of survival can increase dramatically to more than 60%, compared to 9%.