Events

Hands-Only CPR Training

Free introductory adult hands-only CPR class. Please register by contacting Barb Briet by calling (206) 684-7274 or emailing barbara.breit@seattle.gov

Please note, this is not a certification course.

The Seattle Fire Department provides training classes in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and choking techniques.

Since the CPR Program (Medic II) started in 1971, more than 850,000 Seattle and King County residents have been trained and retrained in the lifesaving technique of CPR. Studies have shown that prompt bystander CPR more than doubles a patient's chances of becoming a long-term survivor.

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2/21
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2/20
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2/10
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Learn hands-only CPR for Heart Month
You could save a life – take a few minutes to learn Hands-only CPR Are you prepared to help in a medical emergency if someone goes into cardiac arrest? A cardiac patient’s chance of becoming a long-term survivor are more than doubled if a bystander [...]

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