Community CPR, First Aid Classes
Henderson County Department of Public Health is offering free American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR, AED and First Aid classes in July.
Registration is required for each class.
July 17: Heartsaver CPR AED
Time: 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Location: Henderson County Department of Public Health Classroom
1200 Spartanburg Hwy., Hendersonville, NC
Enter through the Immunization Clinic entrance. The classroom is to the left, second door on the right.
Heartsaver CPR AED teaches participants how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated external defibrillator safely and effectively. This course does not include First Aid.
What does this course teach?
Heartsaver CPR AED covers essential lifesaving skills, including:
- Recognizing the signs of a heart attack or stroke
- Adult CPR and AED use
- Child CPR AED and infant CPR
- Choking relief for adults, children and infants
- Drowning prevention and response
- Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
Upon completion of all course requirements, participants receive a Heartsaver CPR AED Course Completion Card, valid for two years.
Register:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A45AEAB2DA1F4C43-64532586-cpraed
July 21: Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED
Time: 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Location: Henderson County Department of Public Health Classroom
1200 Spartanburg Hwy., Hendersonville, NC
Enter through the Immunization Clinic entrance. The classroom is to the left, second door on the right.
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED teaches participants to provide first aid, perform CPR and use an automated external defibrillator safely and effectively.
The course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs an OSHA-compliant course completion card—or anyone who simply wants to be ready to respond in an emergency.
What does this course teach?
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED teaches lifesaving skills, including:
- First aid basics
- Medical emergencies
- Injury emergencies
- Environmental emergencies
- Preventing illness and injury
- Adult CPR and AED use
- Choking help for adults, children and infants
- Drowning response and prevention
- Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
- Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR
Upon completion of all course requirements, participants receive a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card, valid for two years.
Register:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A45AEAB2DA1F4C43-64532987-heartsaver
Questions
For more information, contact Juliana Whitaker at julianawhitaker@hendersoncountync.gov or 828-694-6065.
