CPR Initial Course

We are offering the American Heart Association’s Basic Life Support (BLS) class. The cost is $20. Registration is required at 419-282-4261 or ggallion@health-ashlandcounty-oh.gov.

The BLS class teaches:

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• The American Heart Association Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
• Important early use of an AED
• Effective ventilations using a barrier device
• Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants