EMS Week

Events

May 22 - 25, 2012

                      12:00 pm - EMS Stanley Cup vs Grade 12

                      2:00 pm - Spiritwood Long Term Care Visit

Wednesday May 23 - Hartley Clark School Visit

                             1:00 - 4:00 pm Blood Pressure Clinic -                             Spiritwood Farmers Market Location

Thursday May 24 - P.A.R.T.Y. Program - Spiritwood Health    Complex

Friday May 25 - 9:30 - 12:00 - Car Seat Clinic and Open House - Spiritwood Ambulance Base

CPR is something anyone can learn, including teens and seniors. It begins the moment you recognize that someone needs help which can happen anywhere at any time. Taking CPR training will teach you how to call for an ambulance, do rescue breathing, clear a blocked airway and do CPR.

Learning CPR is now easier that ever. A new set of international CPR guidelines were introduced in Canada in 2006. These new CPR steps are easier to remember and will improve the chance of recovery for the victim.

This year's theme for CPR Month is Push Hard, Push Fast - Go 30:2 as this statement reflects a key change in the CPR steps. Research has shown that forceful, fast CPR with minimal interruption provides better circulation of blood and oxygen.