NBH offers CPR, First Aid09:10AM / Thursday, September 03, 2009
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Northern Berkshire Healthcare will offer Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid classes in September and October. Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED is scheduled for Thursday, September 10, at 5 p.m. and Saturday, October 17, at 9 a.m.
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers is scheduled for Saturday, September 5, and Saturday, October 10. All classes will be held at the VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire Community Room on Curran Highway in North Adams. To register: 413-664-5404.
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers is intended for healthcare professionals seeking a renewal and students entering nursing, medical assistant, surgical technology, and other medical fields. The course expands on the Heartsaver level and includes information on two-person rescuer CPR and rescue breathing.
Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) prepares a wide variety of people who want or need to learn CPR. Cardiac arrest can result from heart attack, drowning, electric shock, and other problems. Studies show that effective CPR, quickly administered, improves survival from cardiac arrest. The course also covers the basics of first aid.
Employees from the REACH for Community Health Department at North Adams Regional Hospital have been certified by the American Heart Association to conduct the community classes.
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 Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers is $65; the cost for Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED is $65. Students may opt to take just the CPR portion of the class or just the First Aid portion. If the student opts to take only one half of the class, the fee is $40. 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 Healthcare Provider or Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED course completion card. For more information or to register for an upcoming CPR or First Aid class, please call 413-664-5404. |
