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CPR, AED and First Aid

River Falls Area Hospital and the River Falls Area Ambulance Service are teaming up to offer more training opportunities in River Falls. With a wide range of choices, you can learn for the first time or take a refresher class. Books are not included in the price of the class, but can be purchased for $13 each.

Heartsaver AED

This class is designed to teach the layperson how to respond to life-threatening situations where a person can no longer breathe or circulate blood on their own. You will learn how to perform CPR for all ages, how to use a public access Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) to aid in resuscitating a person who has suffered from a heart problem, and also how to effectively remove a foreign object from a person's airway when they are choking.

Heartsaver First Aid

This class is designed to teach the layperson how to effectively recognize and treat adult emergencies in the critical first minutes until emergency medical services personnel arrive. You will learn some basic First Aid skills, how to effectively treat animal and insect bites, as well as completing the curriculum for the Heartsaver AED course.

Healthcare Provider

This class is designed for persons involved in providing Basic Life Support in a healthcare setting. Persons needing this course may be doctors, nurses, emergency medical technicians, CNAs, CMAs, radiological technicians, dentists, dental assistants and related professionals.

Note: If you are not currently certified or if your certification has lapsed, you will need to take the initial class. If you are currently certified, you will need to take the refresher class.

Heartsaver AED Initial

Heartsaver AED initial
Thursday, July 9, 2009; October 8, 2009; 6-10 p.m.
River Falls Area Hospital, $35

Heartsaver AED Refresher

Thursday, August 6, 2009; October 1, 2009; 6-9 p.m.
River Falls Area Hospital, $20

Heartsaver First Aid Initial

CPR, AED and First Aid
September 10, 2009; November 5, 2009; 5-10 p.m.
RFAAS, $65

Heartsaver First Aid Refresher

September 17, 2009; November 12, 2009; 6-9 p.m.
RFAAS, $25

Healthcare Provider Initial

Thursday, July 16, 2009; November 19, 2009; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
RFAAS, $60/Three students minimum

Healthcare Provider Refresher

Thursday, August 13, 2009; December 3, 2009; 6-10 p.m.
RFAAS, $25 /Three students minimum

CPR for Friends and Family

By request only - noncertification class

Call the Wellness Center at 715-426-4545 for details or to register.

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River Falls Area Hospital
1629 East Division Street
River Falls, WI 54022
715-425-6155
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