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Take a Free Course
Are you, your family, neighborhood and business ready for the next
disaster?
The Fire Department is offering free Pasadena Emergency Response Team (PERT)
training classes designed for neighborhood groups, business associations
and/or community-based organizations.
While the Pasadena Fire Department’s goal is to respond to emergencies
within
five minutes, the gulf coast hurricanes proved this could be out of the
question after
a major disaster.
If you and your family are able-bodied, you are your own first responders
and may have to be self-sufficient for up to 72 hours.
PERT teaches you disaster preparedness, first aid, fire suppression and
light search and rescue.
At the conclusion of the course you’ll have the skills you need to help your
family
and neighbors and you will receive a certificate and official PERT safety
hat.
To schedule a class for your group, email
lderderian@cityofpasadena.net
or
call (626) 744-7276.
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
What is CPR?
CPR is an emergency first aid procedure for an unconscious person who
is not breathing and for whom a pulse cannot be detected. CPR keeps
oxygenated blood flowing to vital organs such as the brain and the heart.
When initiated within four minutes of an incident, the survival rate is 43
percent; when initiated within four to eight minutes, the survival rate is
only 10 percent. The most common reason for CPR is sudden cardiac arrest
(heart attack), which can be caused by heart disease, drowning,
electrocution, drug overdose and other conditions.
Why Learn CPR?
• Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of
death in the U.S.
• Someday you may find yourself in a situation
where someone close to you – or not so close – faces a life and death
moment. You could make a difference.
• More than 650,000 people die annually from
heart attack in the U.S. each year
• More than 350,000 die before reaching the
hospital
• When the brain is deprived of oxygen for four
to six minutes, brain damage and
death begin
• It takes the Pasadena Fire Department an
average of four minutes to respond to the scene of an emergency
Who Provides CPR Training?
American Red Cross
San Gabriel Pomona Valley Chapter
430 Madeline Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 799-0841
http://www.redcross.org/ca/pasadena
American Heart Association
Los Angeles County Division
816 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 291-7000
www.americanheart.org/cpr
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