Learn to Save a Life in Westport

Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service (WVEMS) will offer a free hands-only CPR training session for the general public.

Students will learn how to perform hands-only CPR for an adult who does not show signs of life, how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and how to assist an adult who is choking and cannot breathe, according to a release from WVEMS.

Classes will take place on Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., at Westport Police/EMS Headquarters, 510 Jesup Road, Westport. Pre-registration is required in order to ensure a proper ratio of instructors to students. Sign up by sending an e-mail to cpr@westportems.org, or by calling CPR Hotline at (203) 341-6030.

Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service, a designated American Heart Association training center, also conducts certified CPR and First Aid classes. For a full schedule of classes visit www.westportems.org, and click on the Training tab.