Emergency Medical service providers treat nearly 300,000 victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year in the United States, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Effective bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR, provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest, can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival.
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- Call 911
- Push hard and fast in the center of the chest.
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Healthcare Providers
The department no longer offers Healthcare Professionals CPR classes or skills testing for individuals, but if you are interested in scheduling a group of 6 or more please see Classroom Delivery Courses, below.
- Individuals that wish to take the Healthcare Professionals online course can still do so by visiting the American Heart Association web site: Online American Heart Association
- For information on Healthcare Professionals skills test and other CPR classes available, please visit the Lawrence Memorial Hospital web site at: Wellness Resources or by calling LMH Connect Care at (785) 749-5800.
Classroom Delivery Courses
The department offers classroom delivery courses of several types of CPR classes for groups of 6 or more. For inquiries regarding classroom delivery of any course, please email Tiffany Saturday at cprcoordinator@lawrenceks.org.