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 51st 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.