CVS Launches CPRWrap in 1,165 Stores

The CPR-assist kit, designed by Hixson inventor Felicia Jackson, is now stocked in CVS locations nationwide, with child and infant kits in each store's baby section.

Updated on Nov. 15, 2026 in Babies

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CVS launched CPRWrap in 1,165 stores nationwide on Friday, November 13, 2026. The product is designed to let people with little or no CPR training perform CPR at a moment's notice.

Why it matters

The launch puts a CPR aid into a national retail chain, making it available to families who may not have formal training. Its origin in a personal emergency reflects the gap between knowing CPR and being able to act on it under stress.

CPRWrap is stocked in 1,165 CVS stores nationwide, with child and infant kits placed in the baby section of every store. More than 100,000 kits have been sold, though the source does not say when Chattanooga-area stores will receive the product.

The players

CVS

CVS Health is a major American pharmacy and healthcare company that operates retail stores across the United States.

Felicia Jackson

Felicia Jackson is a Hixson inventor and medical professional with over 20 years of experience in acute inpatient rehab, outpatient care and home health care.

The details

Inventor Felicia Jackson of Hixson built CPRWrap in her living room and patented it in 2019. The idea followed a 2002 incident in which her son Markel choked in the backseat of the family car, and Jackson froze despite having CPR training.

2002: Markel choked in the family car, and Jackson froze despite her CPR training.
2019: Jackson patented CPRWrap.
Friday, November 13, 2026: CPRWrap launched in 1,165 CVS stores.

Culture Shift

CPRWrap extends the hands-only CPR approach promoted by the American Heart Association into a retail product that a layperson can deploy without prior training. Its placement in a national drugstore chain moves a bystander-response tool from specialized medical settings into everyday family shopping.

Families shopping at any of the 1,165 CVS locations can now find CPRWrap, including child and infant kits in the baby section. The product lets caregivers with little or no CPR training attempt CPR during an emergency.

The takeaway

Owning a CPR aid does not replace training, but a product designed for people without it can make the first minutes of an emergency less paralyzing. Families with young children may want to check whether their local CVS carries the infant kit before an emergency happens.