First Aid/CPR & AED Training

The Heart Saver Institute will be providing a First Aid/CPR & AED Training for Five Rivers MetroParks volunteers on Saturday, July 13th from 9am-1pm at the Possum Creek MetroPark Education Building. This will be a four-hour training, to participate you must be able to commit to the length of the training. Completion of this in-person training will qualify you for 2-year certification. This training is free for qualifying volunteers. 

The training will include:

• First Aid The first and immediate assistance given to any person with either a minor or serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery until medical services arrive.  
• CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a life-saving emergency procedure that teaches people to perform chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breathing on someone who is unresponsive and not breathing or only gasping.
• AED Automated external defibrillator is a medical device that analyzes the heart's rhythm and delivers an electrical shock to help restore a normal heart rhythm.