Press Releases (2010)

Elkhart General Hospital and HeartReach Michiana Offer Free CPR Classes
October 18, 2010

GOSHEN, IN – Elkhart General Hospital and HeartReach Michiana are partnering to provide free AED/CPR certification on Saturday, November 6 from 9:00am – 12:00pm or 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Check-in will begin thirty minutes prior to the start of the class. Classes will be held at the Elkhart General Hospital Health Education Center, located at 2222 Rieth Blvd., next to Lowe’s on US33 in Goshen.

This class targets Emergency Medical First Responders, people who would be responding to emergencies in the workplace. Students will be instructed on:

• Chain of survival 
• Survival and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, and stroke 
• Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (FBOA) in adults and children 
• Utilization of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) 
• Adult CPR 
• Infant and Child CPR

This course is not intended for Healthcare Providers. Students will be issued a course completion card. For more information or to register, please call HeartReach Michiana at (574) 296-6500, (574) 674-5321, or visit www.heartreachmichiana.org. Registration deadline is Wednesday, November 3, 2010.

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About HeartReach Michiana
HeartReach Michiana is a charitable organization exclusively dedicated to the “heart health” of Michiana residents. The Mission of HeartReach Michiana is to serve the Michiana community, particularly those affected by heart disease, through education, financial support and direct assistance.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Peggy Randolph
Elkhart General Hospital, Project Coordinator
Phone (574) 523-3303
Email prandolph@egh.org
Website www.egh.org