Free CPR Training Class at Lane May 7th

    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? If the answer is “no” then make plans to attend the “Keep the Beat” Bystander CPR Training to learn life-saving CPR skills to maintain vital blood flow to the brain and heart until the ambulance arrives and how to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies. “Keep the Beat” will be held Saturday, May 7th at 9 AM, Church of Christ, 3500 39th Street in Zachary.  Anyone from the age of 8 to 108 may attend this life-saving class provided free of charge by Lane Regional Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, and EMS.  
CPR facts:
• 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. 
• CPR helps maintain vital blood flow to the brain until defibrillation can be administered.
    Registration is required; simply go to LaneRMC.org, or call 225-658-4587.  Deadline to register is Thursday, May 5th.
    Pictured: Brittany Weaver, RN teaches CPR skills to Macy Walker at a recent Keep the Beat community-wide CPR training class.  The next Keep the Beat is set for Saturday, May 7th at Church of Christ in Zachary.