February is American Heart Month: Are you Ready and Willing to Save a Life?

February is American Heart Month and learning CPR is a great way to give the ultimate gift of life.  Nancy Capelle, Founder, Cardiac Companion, LLC is an American Heart Association Certified BLS Instructor who offers private CPR class throughout Fairfield County. 

“The, knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automatic external defibrillator by laypeople can dramatically improve the chance of survival of someone experiencing cardiac arrest when performed in the first few minutes of an arrest,” says Nancy, herself a cardiac arrest survivor.

Nancy shares how to recognize a cardiac emergency, what do to in a cardiac emergency, dispels myths and highlights the science behind the current recommendations. In addition, Nancy is an Emergency Medical Technician and shares with her students what it’s really like to perform CPR on a patient.

“I have a variety of class offerings to fit an individual’s or group’s needs,” says Nancy.  For example, one can chose from a variety of course to fit needs and interests:

• Family & Friends CPR & AED is for people who want to learn CPR but do not need a course completion card in CPR for their job. This course is ideal for schools and students, new parents, grandparents, babysitters and others interested in learning how to save a life.
• Heartsaver CPR & AED is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory or other requirements.  Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED Course Completion Card that is valid for two years.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers is for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR, as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.  Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers Course Completion Card valid for two years.

“Statistic show that most cardiac arrests happen at home, so you may very likely be saving the life of a loved one,” says Nancy.  This February, give from your heart and learn CPR. 

For more information about booking a class with Nancy, please contact her at nancy@cardiaccompanion.com or 203-216-1509.  “Like” Cardiac Companion on Facebook!