Heart Safe Plymouth has announced additional free CPR/AED training dates with limited capacity under COVID-19 guidelines. Training sessions are held on the second floor of the Plymouth Public Safety Building, 3400 Plymouth Blvd., adjacent to City Hall.
Upcoming trainings include:
- 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 17
- 10-11:15 a.m. Saturday, March 20
- 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 21
- 10-11:15 a.m. Saturday, April 24
- 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 19
- 10-11:15 a.m. Saturday, May 22
The one-hour training sessions are open to teenagers and adults who are interested in learning how to help save lives. Participants learn hands-only CPR – chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth breaths – and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
The course is free, but registration is required. To register, visit heartsafeplymouth.eventbrite.com.
COVID-19 Guidelines
Per Minnesota Department of Health guidelines, class sizes are limited to 20 participants and face coverings are required. Participants are encouraged to practice social distancing (stay 6 feet apart). Hand sanitizers, disinfectant wipes and soap are available to participants at each training session.
Heart Safe Plymouth asks participants to screen themselves for symptoms. Registrants experiencing symptoms – fever, chills, shortness of breath, new cough, new sore throat, new muscle aches, new headaches, or new loss of smell or taste – are asked to cancel their registration and stay home.
Additionally, those who have had close contact (within 6 feet for 15 or more minutes) with someone infected with COVID-19, or who have traveled to or lived in an area reporting large numbers of COVID-19 cases, should cancel their registration and stay home.
Heart Safe Plymouth Background
Heart Safe Plymouth training courses are available through a partnership between the Plymouth Public Safety Department and Rotary Club of Plymouth. More than 6,385 participants have been trained.
Plymouth was designated a Heart Safe Community in 2013 by the American Heart Association. The program recognizes efforts to improve systems for preventing deaths caused by sudden cardiac arrest.
To schedule a free training session for a group or business, call CPR/AED Instructor Norm Okerstrom at 763-238-8443 or email heartsafeplymouth@gmail.com. For more information about the Rotary Club of Plymouth, visit rotaryplymouth.org.
