Boston Museum of Science Introduces New CPR Training Kiosk

“You are the foundation to save someone's life, and you are the person that allows the EMTs, the doctors, to save the person you love,” said Daniel Hart, the son of cardiac arrest survivor Jim Hart. Jim and Daniel were at the Museum of Science in Boston on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, to witness the unveiling of a new lifesaving exhibit, a CPR training kiosk.

The museum has partnered with the American Heart Association to help visitors learn how to perform CPR. The kiosk features a rubber torso and the famous song “Stayin' Alive” by the Bee Gees in an interactive experience that helps people maintain the correct rhythm while performing chest compressions. 

Museum of Science President Tim Richie is pleased to provide this educational tool for museum visitors.

“It is a 30-second trial where you are actually pushing on a dummy with your hands to perform CPR and the dummy actually responds and shows you you're moving too quickly, you're moving too slowly. And you get a score. And you get better, and better, and better at it,” he told 7News Boston WHDH-TV.

Experts say that when performed effectively, CPR can double or triple the chances of survival for someone experiencing cardiac arrest.