CPR Class - FREE for Tacoma, Fife, and Fircrest residents

Sat Jan 18 2025 at 08:30 am to 11:30 am UTC-08:00

4911 S Alaska St, Tacoma, WA 98408-1412, United States | Tacoma

Tacoma Fire Department
Publisher/HostTacoma Fire Department
CPR Class - FREE for Tacoma, Fife, and Fircrest residents
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Join us at Fire Station 8 to learn CPR!
Space is limited, so we require pre-registration through the "Tickets" link!
- This community class is free for Tacoma, Fife, and Fircrest residents.
- The class length is about three hours.
- There is no age limit, but participants must be able to physically perform CPR for two minutes to receive a CPR card after completing the course.
- The class covers adult/child/infant CPR, foreign body airway obstruction, and how to administer Narcan.
- At the end of class, you will receive a TFD CPR card of completion.
- This is not a certified first aid and health care provider class.
For more information and a list of alternate dates and locations:
https://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/one.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=8824

What is CPR?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a combination of rescue breathing and chest compressions delivered to victims thought to be in cardiac arrest. When cardiac arrest occurs, the heart stops pumping blood. CPR can support a small amount of blood flow to the heart and brain to buy time until normal heart function is restored. Cardiac arrest is often caused by an abnormal heart rhythm called ventricular fibrillation (VF).
When VF develops the heart quivers and doesn't pump blood. The victim in VF cardiac arrest needs CPR and delivery of a shock to the heart, called defibrillation. Defibrillation eliminates the abnormal VF heart rhythm and allows the normal rhythm to resume. Defibrillation is not effective for all forms of cardiac arrest, but it is effective to treat VF, the most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest.
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) can make the difference between life and death during incidents such as cardiac arrest and drowning. It is recommended that every member of your home know CPR.

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