Morris Hospital to offer Heartsaver CPR AED and first aid training in February

This is an American Heart Association course. Materials are provded.

An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation. Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers is offering the American Heart Association’s Heartsaver CPR AED & First Aid Training course on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. (Shaw Media)

January 18, 2022 at 3:00 am CST

Morris Hospital offers CPR classes just a few times a year.

The next American Heart Association’s Heartsaver CPR AED & First Aid Training course will be held from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at the former Shabbona School, 725 School St. in Morris, according to a news release from Morris Hospital.

“Participants will learn the skills needed to perform high quality CPR, proper use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), relief of foreign-body airway obstruction, and basic first aid,” according to the release.

The course is open to anyone interested in learning skills that could save the life of a loved one, friend, co-worker, or community member,” according to the release.

The class costs $110. American Heart Association materials are included in the fee.

Registration is required. To register, visit morrishospital.org/events.

For information, call 815-705-7360.