CPR class offered for Gator Saver Day

April 8, 2008

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Approximately 335,000 Americans annually die of cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac arrest before reaching a hospital. Cardiac arrest strikes people of all ages and levels of fitness, usually without warning. Many of these lives could be saved by training community members in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). CPR buys precious time for cardiac arrest victims until trained emergency workers can arrive.

UF CPR & Safety Training Center will host Gator Saver Day, a mass CPR training event that will teach participants how to perform CPR. Everyone will receive a participation card and T-shirt. The event will be held on Saturday April 19 at Kanapaha Middle School, with the first session from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the second session from 2 to 6 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, visitwww.ufgatorsaver.weebly.com.