Free Public CPR Training Available With Limited Capacity In Plymouth

Plymouth MN

03 March, 2021

5:48 AM

Description

Press release from the City of Plymouth: March 2, 2021 Heart Safe Plymouth has announced additional free CPR/AED training dates with limited capacity under COVID-19 guidelines. Training sessions are held on the second floor of the Plymouth Public Safety Building, 3400 Plymouth Blvd., adjacent to City Hall. Upcoming trainings include: 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 17 10-11:15 a.m. Saturday, March 20 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 21 10-11:15 a.m. Saturday, April 24 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 19 10-11:15 a.m. Saturday, May 22 The one-hour training sessions are open to teenagers and adults who are interested in learning how to help save lives. Participants learn hands-only CPR – chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth breaths – and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). The course is free, but registration is required. To register, visit heartsafeplymouth.eventbrite.com. COVID-19 Guidelines Per Minnesota Department of Health guidelines, class sizes are limited to 15 participants and face coverings are required. Participants are encouraged to practice social distancing (stay 6 feet apart). Hand sanitizers, disinfectant wipes and soap are available to participants at each training session. Heart Safe Plymouth asks participants to screen themselves for symptoms. Registrants experiencing symptoms – fever, chills, shortness of breath, new cough, new sore throat, new muscle aches, new headaches, or new loss of smell or taste – are asked to cancel their registration and stay home. Additionally, those who have had close contact (within 6 feet for 15 or more minutes) with someone infected with COVID-19, or who have traveled to or lived in an area reporting large numbers of COVID-19 cases, should cancel their registration and stay home. Heart Safe Plymouth Background Heart Safe Plymouth training courses are available through a partnership between the Plymouth Public Safety Department and Rotary Club of Plymouth. More than 6,385 participants have been trained. Plymouth was designated a Heart Safe Community in 2013 by the American Heart Association. The program recognizes efforts to improve systems for preventing deaths caused by sudden cardiac arrest. This press release was produced by the City of Plymouth. The views expressed here are the author's own.