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Weigel Health Promotion, in collaboration with Buffalo State University Police, has a few open spaces left for the American Heart Association CPR/AED basic life support course on Thursday, December 8, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Bacon Hall 115.

Participants will learn how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), use an automated external defibrillator (AED), and provide relief to choking victims. Skills are taught for use with adults, children, and infants. The class is completed in three to four hours.

According to the American Heart Association, 70 percent of Americans feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency either because they do not know how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or because their training has significantly lapsed. This alarming statistic could hit close to home, because home is exactly where 88 percent of cardiac arrests occur.

CPR, which is a form of first aid, is a lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies, including heart attack, cardiac arrest, or near drowning, in which someone’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped. First aid is the help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available.

Why learn CPR? Emergencies such as cardiac arrests are more common than you think, and they can happen to anyone at any time. Many victims appear healthy with no known heart disease or other risk factors.

Who can you help with CPR? The life you save with CPR is likely to be a loved one. Four out of five cardiac arrests happen at home. Statistically speaking, if called on to administer CPR in an emergency, the life you save is likely to be someone at home: a child, a spouse, a parent, or a friend.

Failure to act in a cardiac emergency can lead to unnecessary deaths. Effective bystander CPR provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival. Less than 8 percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive.

Associated fees for the course, payable by check or money order made out to Buffalo State College, are listed below. Please drop off your payment at the Weigel Wellness Center during business hours. No cash accepted. Payment must be received before the day of the training. 

$10 - Current students
$15 - Faculty, staff, or alumni
$50 - Community members

Please know that we can accommodate only a specific number of participants per training. It will be first come, first served for those who register online and have paid before December 7. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please register online.

Please contact Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotion, with questions.