MEDIA RELEASE

Kona Community Hospital offers Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers on Jan. 5 and Jan. 24. The four-hour class is 8:00 a.m.-noon and 12:30-4:30 p.m. Classes are located in KCH’s Conference Room 3.

Healthcare providers include physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, EMT’s and persons working in healthcare are welcome.

A Heartsaver CPR with AED course will be provided 8 a.m.-noon Jan. 10 in Conference Room 3. This course is geared for community members and is usually required for people who are nursing students or nurse aide students, massage therapists, care home operators, etc.

This course covers CPR for infants, children, and adults, Automated External Defibrillators (AED) training, and choking techniques.

In addition, a Heartsaver CPR with AED and First Aid will be offered 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Jan. 10. It will cover everything mentioned including First Aid.

KCH will also have one ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) update renewal course. It is scheduled 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 in KCH’s Conference Room 2 and 3.

It is designed to update healthcare providers with the knowledge and skills needed to perform in the first 10 minutes of an actual resuscitation. Prior ACLS Provider Course completion is required within the last 2 years. Demonstration of knowledge of Basic Life Support (CPR) skills will be required during course.

All of these classes are open to the community.

For more information, call KCH’s Education Department at 322-4560.