Crime & Safety
Free CPR Lessons in Palos Verdes Tuesday
Free "Sidewalk" CPR lessons will be offered by the Los Angeles County Fire Department in Palos Verdes and throughout Los Angeles Tuesday.
Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters will teach free "hands-only" CPR lessons Tuesday at the Promenade on the Peninsula in Rolling Hills Estates and during a county-wide Sidewalk CPR Day.
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 Promenade on the Peninsula, 550 Deep Valley Drive, Rolling Hills Estates from noon until 2 p.m. No appointment is necessary and firefighters said wait times will be minimal or non-existent.
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