Heart Safe Plymouth Announces Free CPR/AED Training Course

Minneapolis MN

12 March, 2020

3:06 PM

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From the City of Plymouth: March 11, 2020 Members of the Plymouth community are invited to take a free CPR/AED training course through Heart Safe Plymouth. The one-hour training sessions are open to teenagers and adults who are interested in learning 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. Wednesday Evening Training SessionsTraining sessions are set for 7-8 p.m. the following Wednesdays on the second floor of the Plymouth Public Safety Building, 3400 Plymouth Blvd., adjacent to City Hall. To register, visit heartsafeplymouth.eventbrite.com. April 15 May 13 Saturday Morning Training SessionsTraining sessions are set for 9-10 a.m. the following Saturdays at Plymouth Fire Station III, 3300 Dunkirk Lane N. To register, visit heartsafeplymouthsat.eventbrite.com. April 18 May 16 Heart Safe Plymouth BackgroundHeart Safe Plymouth training courses are available through a partnership between the Plymouth Public Safety Department and Rotary Club of Plymouth. More than 6,315 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. To schedule a free training session for a group or business, call CPR/AED Instructor Norm Okerstrom at 763-238-8443 or email [email protected]. This press release was produced by the City of Plymouth. The views expressed here are the author's own.