Come Learn How to Save a Life.
Clark County Fire District 6 and Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center are challenging the community to become a life- saving one by seeing how many members of our community can be trained in CPR in a single evening. The training is free and open to the public of all ages. It will be held at Salmon Creek Elementary School Thursday, May 19th from 6:30-8 p.m.
Participants will learn hands-only CPR, which is CPR without rescue breathing. “People often hesitate to start CPR because they’re uncomfortable giving mouth-to-mouth,” said Dawn Johnson, Public Information Officer for Fire District 6. “Hands-only takes away that stigma, and still saves lives.” The training can be learned in as little as 22 minutes.
Effective bystander CPR, provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest, can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival. At the CPR Community Challenge, in just a single evening, you can learn how to save a life.
“Twenty-two minutes to learn something that can save a life,” added Brian Willoughby, spokesperson for Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. “There’s not much better return on investment than that.”
CPR with rescue breaths is recommended for infants and children; and victims of drowning, drug overdose, and breathing problems.
Please join us, and encourage your friends and family to attend, this life-saving event. Please pre-register online at Clark County Fire District 6. CPR manikins kindly donated by Fire District 6, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, Vancouver Fire Department, Camas Fire Department, and North County Fire.
Come learn how to save a life.
