 Monticello Kiwanian Victor Marinello demonstrates to Woodridge Kiwanian Sue Kasofsky how to perform compressions. |
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The Kiwanis Clubs of Monticello and Woodridge recently co-hosted an American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Heart Saver CPR Course for Lay Persons.
The class was conducted at the Monticello Fire House by AHA Training Center Coordinator Jim Gerard and CPR Instructor Victor Marinello. They demonstrated choking assistance and CPR techniques for adults, children and infants. They also taught the proper way to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Upon successfully completing the three hour course, the students received an American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR/AED Training Manual and a Basic Two Year Certificate of Completion.
Marinello stressed the importance of knowing CPR since "one never knows when it could make a difference between survival or death of a loved one". The Kiwanis Clubs are planning to host the Basic CPR/AED Course again in the future.
(Posted May 22, 2015)
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