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“Keep the Beat” Free Bystander CPR Training

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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: Attend the "Keep the Beat” Free Bystander CPR Training* to learn life-saving CPR skill through hands-on training, as well as how to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies.
WHEN: Saturday, August 23 
TIME:  9 a.m., (Please arrive by 8:45)
WHERE: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 3824 Lee St., Zachary 
WHO: Ages 8 – 88!
COST: FREE
HOW TO REGISTER:   http://www.lanermc.org/Forms/Forms.asp?p1=97
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday, August 21.
SPONSORED BY: Lane Regional Medical 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Please call 225-658-4587.
* NOTE: This event does NOT qualify as a certified CPR training course.