Senior Help Forum » First Aid http://www.seniorhelpforum.com Sharing help for seniors, their family and friends for all of the challenges that come later in life. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:32:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Find Your Local First Aid or CPR Class http://www.seniorhelpforum.com/2009/07/09/how-to-find-your-local-cpr-class/ http://www.seniorhelpforum.com/2009/07/09/how-to-find-your-local-cpr-class/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:39:07 +0000 lmcgowan http://www.seniorhelpforum.com/?p=1767 All Americans should be well versed in basic first aid, CPR, and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) skills.  If you are caring for a senior, your chances of needing such skills increase dramatically.  The good news is that training classes are readily available throughout the United States.

The American Heart Association dedicated the first week of June of this year to “National CPR & AED Awareness Week.” Although June has since passed, they have continued their efforts to get as many Americans trained in CPR and AED, as possible.

Click here for a CPR, First Aid, AED, or ECC training class near you.

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The iPhone application provides users with illustrations, videos, information storage, recent information updates and American Heart Association guidelines.  Topics include: choking, CPR, bites, bruises, burns, seizures, diabetic emergencies.

The information is stored on your iPhone or iPod touch so that you will have access to the information even when you are out of cell phone range.

Please click here for detailed information on the application.  You will be impressed!!

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