Crime & Safety
Free CPR Lessons in Long Beach Tuesday
The classes will help participants learn a fast a simple way to perform CPR.
The Long Beach Memorial Medical Center will teach free "hands-only" CPR lessons Tuesday during a county-wide Sidewalk CPR Day.
The simplified CPR techinque, which firefighters often call a "lay person's CPR," emphasizes basic chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute and drops the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation part of CPR.
The simplified CPR technique, which firefighters often call a "lay person's CPR," emphasizes basic chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute and drops the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation part of CPR.
Officials said that anyone can quickly master the technique and Tuesday's free lessons will take less than 10 minutes working with a trained firefighter or lifeguard.
According to the American Heart Association, which is promoting the simplified technique, CPR can more than double a person's chances of survival and is simple enough for a child to learn.
Tuesday's free lessons will take place at the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, 2801 Atlantic Avenue, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. No appointment is necessary.
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