Salem Fire Protection District
Training Schedule
December 01, 2009 to January 26, 2010
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December 15, 2009 SFPD Officers Meeting SFPD
December22, 2009 No Drill
December 29, 2009 No Drill
January 05, 2010 Firefighter Yearly Review SFPD
January 12, 2010 Set up for Firefighter Ball
January 16, 2009 Firefighter Ball
January 19, 2010 SFPD Technology Review SFPD
January 26, 2010 EMS Upsate SFPD
You are cordially invited to save a life
The Salem Fire Protection District would like to invite the public to participate in CPR/AED course. Training will be held at the Salem Fire Station by American Heart Association instructors from Marion County EMS. Classes will be held throughout the year and below are dates of upcoming classes, classes may be added if necessary. Class sizes are limited so that participants are given more individual attention. Anyone interested in registering for a class or has any question should call the Salem Fire Protection District at (618) 548-1800. Participant's in the class will learn how to perform CPR, the proper way to use an AED ,and procedures for dealing with a choking person.
Reasons to take CPR training
· After someone stops breathing, or the heart stops beating, he or she can survive for only 4 to 6 minutes before lack of oxygen results in brain damage or death. CPR can buy extra time for your loved one, until professional help can arrive, by artificially circulating oxygen to the brain.
· Over 70% of all cardiac and breathing emergencies occur in the home when a family member is present and available to help
· Accidental injuries are the leading cause of death in children and send over 16 million children a year to the emergency room.
· Over 1.5 million heart attacks occur each year and approximately 350,000 of these victims die before ever reaching a hospital.
· Statistics show that the earlier CPR is initiated, the greater the chance of survival. The American Heart Association estimates that 100,000 to 200,000 lives of adults and children could be saved each year if CPR was preformed early enough.
· Re-training and retention of CPR learning is a major requirement, studies have shown that memory of CPR skills and knowledge tends to deteriorate as early as three months after training
· The country's #1 killers, a combination of heart attacks and accidents, claim a life every 33 seconds in the U.S.
· One in 6 men and one in 8 women over the age of 45 have had a heart attack or stroke according to the American Heart Association.
· Approximately 45% of all heart attacks occur in people under age 65
UPCOMMING DATES
THURSDAY JANUARY 7th 2010 FROM 5:00 TO 9:00 PM
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18th 2010 FROM 5:00 TO 9:00 PM
THURSDAY MARCH 18th 2010 FROM 5:00 TO 9:00 PM
Class size is limited must be preregistered to attend
register by calling (618) 548 1800