Springfield Ambulance Corps Offers CPR Class

The Springfield Ambulance Corps is offering a CPR class for people interested in learning how to save a life in case of a heart attack.

The next one-session class will be on Tuesday night (March 19) at the Springfield Fire House.

According to information posted on the Ambulance Corps' website:

Sudden cardiac death claims the lives of more than 310,000 Americans annually and there are more than 166,000 Americans who experience and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year; on average, 25 of these occur in Springfield.

The chance that a victim of sudden cardiac arrest will survive is based on several key factors which are referred to as the “Chain of Survival” by the American Heart Association:

1. Early recognition of the emergency: call 911!
2. Early bystander CPR
3. Early defibrillation (shock) by AED, if indicated
4. Early advanced life support and post resuscitative care

Click here to sign up for the CPR class on the Ambulance Corps website.