For the third time in seven months and the last of 2022, the Killingworth Ambulance Association is offering a CPR/AED class to the public. It will be held Saturday, Dec. 17, at the KAA’s Route 81 headquarters at 9 a.m.

The class, which typically lasts approximately three hours, is the second in two months and the third since a May 6 course that attracted eight students, all of whom passed. It is open to all those over the age of 15 and is free for Killingworth residents.

Non-residents will be charged a $20 fee.

The course will be taught by KAA board member and former EMT Don McDougall, who this summer marked his 51^st year with the Ambulance Association. McDougall normally teaches three to four CPR classes a year, but that schedule was interrupted by the COVID outbreak in 2020.

This was the first year the course was resumed.

“When someone has a heart attack,” said KAA president Dan O’Sullivan, “it is imperative to keep oxygen through their system … and as soon as possible. This is what CPR does. If there is someone on the scene to start CPR immediately, the chances of the patient to not only survive … but to retain… all mental functions are much better. Applying CPR until the first responders can get there and take over is truly a life-saving act. You may very well save a life.”

Because space is limited, interested persons are urged to pre-register by contacting McDougall at donmcdougall2@comcast.net.

For more information, please contact the KAA at (860) 663-2450.

For the second time in seven months, the Killingworth Ambulance Association will offer a CPR/AED class on Saturday, Nov. 12, at its Route 81 headquarters. The session begins at 9 a.m. and is expected to last approximately three hours.

The class follows a May 6 CPR course, which was the first time in two years – or since the outbreak of COVID – that the KAA offered it. Eight persons attended, and all passed.

As it was then, the class will be taught by KAA board member Don McDougall, who this summer marked his 51^st year with the Ambulance Association. McDougall normally teaches three to four CPR classes a year, but that schedule was interrupted in 2020 by COVID.

Now the class is back and open to all persons over the ages of 15.

The course is free to all Killingworth residents. Non residents will be required to pay a $20 fee.

“People ask: Why should I take it?’ “ McDougall said of CPR. “The great percentage of heart attacks happen at home, and you could be the only person there. If you call an ambulance, it could be 10-15 minutes before somebody gets there. In the meantime, you could be saving a loved one or family member.”

Because space is limited, interested persons are urged to pre-register by contacting McDougall at donmcdougall2@comcast.net.

For more information, please contact the KAA at (860) 663-2450.