OWL volunteer fire and rescue to host Spanish speaking CPR class

The American Heart Association continues its program to train 8,500 local residents in Hands-Only CPR by facilitating a Spanish speaking class.  The Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department will host the event on Saturday June 20th July 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following location:

Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department 

Station 02 

1306 F Street

Woodbridge, VA 22191

The public is invited to attend this event, where participants will lean to save a life with Hands-Only CPR in only 30 minutes.  The program will use the American Heart Association’s innovative CPR Anytime Kits, provided by the foundation grant.  Participants who agree to train at least 4 other people, will receive a free CPR Anytime Kits, which contain an inflatable manikin and instructional DVD.  The CPR Anytime instruction is not a certification program.

“The more people who are trained in CPR, the more lifesavers we have in communities who can act as first responders when citizens go into cardiac arrest,” said Jim McAllister, Chief at Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department. “By teaching people in every household Hands-Only CPR, and equipping them with CPR Anytime Kits to share with family & friends, we can create a more prepared community.”

Nearly 425,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in the United States, and 89 percent of Americans die because they don’t receive immediate CPR from someone on the scene. Hands-Only CPR is a quick, easy way to save more lives. If you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse, (1) Call 9-1-1; and (2) Push hard and fast in the center of the chest. Doing these compressions at the proper beat can more than double a person’s chances of survival; coincidentally, the proper beat matches the classic Bee Gees song “Stayin’ Alive.”

For more information or to learn more about Hands-Only CPR, visit www.heart.org/handsonlycpr.