UNM News:

ESPAÑOLA, NM — Medical students from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine will offer a free community CPR course as part of the statewide Project Heart Start program.

The course will be from 1–2 p.m., July 13 & 19, at the Española Hospital Piñon Room. The class is free of charge and no registration is necessary.

Project Heart Start teaches four lifesaving skills in just one hour:

• How to perform compression-only CPR for sudden cardiac arrest.
• How to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
• How to recognize the warning signs of a heart attack.
• How to save a choking victim.

Community members of all ages are encouraged to attend and learn how they can save a life.

For more information, please contact Martha Mowry, martham@nmhifoundation.org.