This May and June, Tanner Health System is offering a chance to learn the fundamentals of saving a life with free CPR training at five convenient locations throughout west Georgia and east Alabama.
CPR — or cardiopulmonary resuscitation — is used to help keep a heart pumping in instances of sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart abruptly stops. Sudden cardiac arrest can be caused by electrolyte imbalances, electrical shock, extreme stress to the body, a severe lack of oxygen (such as after drowning or asphyxiation), cardiac rhythm disturbances, structural heart disease and more.
Effective CPR provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest can triple a person’s chances of survival. Unfortunately, only 32 percent of people who experience sudden cardiac arrest ...