NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Northern Berkshire Healthcare will offer a student cardiopulmonary resuscitation class, "Heartsaver in the Schools" on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
The class, designed for students age 14 to 18, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the school vacation week at VNA and Hospice of Northern Berkshire at 535 Curran Highway.
Heartsaver covers the basics of CPR. It features age-appropriate illustrations and contains content from the most recent American Heart Association guidelines for CPR. Students will learn lifesaving CPR skills and the use of external automatic defibrillators, relief of choking in adults and children, and infant CPR and choking.
Employees from the Reach Community Health Foundation at North Adams Regional Hospital have been certified by the American Heart Association to conduct the community classes. Classes are approximately four hours long.
Each course uses a "practice while watching" method. The student will be given a workbook that includes a CD prior to the class. The cost for the class is $35. The fee covers the cost of instruction, the student workbook and certification card.
Upon demonstration of the skills taught in the course, the student will receive a course completion card. For more information or to register for the class, call 413-664-5404 or e-mail Sharon Leary at sleary@nbhealth.org.
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