Learn CPR, Save a Life at Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Whose heart will you save?
Tanner Health System, in partnership with Tanner Heart Care and West Georgia Ambulance, is offering free CPR training on Saturday, Feb. 27, at Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica. Training will be offered through one of three, one-hour classes, at 9, 10 and 11 a.m.
CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is used to help keep a heart pumping in instances of sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart abruptly stops. Sudden cardiac arrest can be caused by electrolyte imbalances, electrical shock, extreme stress to the body, a severe lack of oxygen (such as after drowning or asphyxiation), cardiac rhythm disturbances, structural heart disease and more.
Effective CPR provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest can triple a person’s chances of survival. Unfortunately, only 32 percent of people who experience sudden cardiac arrest receive CPR — whether from a friend, loved one or stranger. That’s why fewer than 8 percent of people who experience sudden cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive.
More troubling: Four out of every five cases of sudden cardiac arrest occur in the home. That means, odds are, the life you save with CPR is probably going to be someone you know — a child, parent or other loved one.
Each group registered will receive a free CPR training kit, featuring a take-home DVD, training mannequin and more. Training will be led by a board-certified cardiologist from Tanner and highly trained first responders from West Georgia Ambulance. The training does not provide certification in CPR, but does teach the fundamentals you need to save a life using CPR.
To register for free CPR training at Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica, call 770.214.CARE (2273).