October 10, 2010
Henry Foss High School: 2112 S. Tyler St., Tacoma, WA 98405
Free CPR Education for Our Community
CPR Sunday is an annual community event that is offered free-of-charge to anyone that is interested in learning and capable of performing the basic life-saving skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Each year on the second Sunday in October, students attending this event are first taught the fundamentals of CPR in a classroom setting and then given the opportunity to make practical application of what they have learned under the direction of an experienced CPR instructor. Once the students and their instructors are comfortable with the skills that have been practiced, the students each receive a Tacoma Fire Department certified CPR card.
What Attendees Can Expect
- More than 50 certified Basic Life Support instructors
- 1 1/2 hours of classroom training
- Four class options: 8 am, 10 am, 12 pm, or 2 pm
- Practical training with CPR manikins
- This training includes the use of automated external defibrillators (AED's)
What Attendees Will Learn
- What happens when you call 9-1-1
- Patient assessment
- One rescuer adult/child/infant CPR and obstructed airway
- Automated external defibrillator use
- Foreign body airway obstruction management
- Essentials of a home first aid kit
- CPR-related information/reminder list for home and wallet