Register Now for Free “Keep the Beat” CPR Training Event

Submitted by Julie Madere, Director of Marketing & Community Relations for Lane RMC

QUESTION: If you needed to perform CPR, would you be prepared for the task?  What about the people closest to you, would they know what to do? 

ANSWER: You will if you attend the "Keep the Beat” Free Bystander CPR Training*

Participants ages 10 and up will learn life-saving adult CPR through hands-on skills training, as well as how to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies.

WHEN: Saturday, February 19

TIME:  9 a.m.

WHERE: Zoar Baptist Church, Gymnasium, 11848 Hooper Road, Central.

COST: Free!

HOW TO REGISTER: Online: LaneRMC.org or by calling (225)658-6766

Registration Deadline is Thursday, February 17.

SPONSORED BY: Lane Cardiovascular Center and Cardiovascular Institute of the South

WHY: The statistics are bleak. Only 1 in 20 people know CPR, yet cardiovascular disease is the top killer in the country claiming 2,400 lives each day. About 95% of sudden cardiac arrest victims die before they reach the hospital. Brain death starts to occur within four to six minutes. Bystander CPR helps maintain vital blood flow to the brain until defibrillation can be administered.

“Keep the Beat” is a not-for-profit education initiative to make Louisiana communities safer by teaching life-saving CPR skills and donating AEDs to schools. 

* Presentation and skills training do not qualify as CPR certification.