CPR CLASSES

As part of Beebe Healthcare’s mission to encourage healthy living and prevent illness, educators will be providing free community CPR classes.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is carried out when a person’s heart stops or fails to supply enough oxygen and blood flow to the tissues of the body. Studies have shown that if CPR is started within a few minutes, the person has a better chance of survival without serious damage to the brain or other organs.

The classes will be held at 9 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month and 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Beebe Healthcare’s Medical Center in Lewes for non-medical members of the community. The class includes facilitation by a trained volunteer and a small reference book. This is not a full-certification CPR class and cards are not issued.

The course teaches adult hands-only CPR, child CPR, infant CPR, automated external defibrillator (AED) use, and what to do when someone is choking. The course is a combination of video lecture and hands-on practice with mannequins – dummies made specifically for medical education.

While the class is free, a reservation is required. Each class will last about two hours.

For more information or to reserve your spot, please call (302) 645-3100 ext 8237 or email [email protected].