Learn the Skills and Save a Life! Sidney, Eric and Kathy did.

CPR instructor Sidney Curry of Layton recounts, “The year was 1980. We heard a clatter of clubs on the previous green, turned to see the problem and saw a gentleman lying on his back on the green. We ran over and immediately tilted his head and listened for breathing. There was none so I gave him two rescue breaths and he coughed and came to. Someone called 911 so we got him to a bench and monitored him until the paramedics arrived. I called the course the next day and found out that the man was fine even though he had a heart attack. The family said to give profuse thanks. I walked on a cloud for days.” Sidney estimates he’s taught about 15,000 people CPR/First Aid and certified about 500 instructors in California and here in Utah.
Eric Kiltz is a Red Cross volunteer instructor. He uses his CPR and AED skills frequently as he works in a hospital. He also knows his skills can come in handy away from his job. He shared, “The car wreck happened on 3100 South in West Valley several years ago. Some bystanders pulled a teen out of the car before I arrived, when I first walked up to him, he was awake and breathing (although his respirations were labored). When I kneeled down I noticed that he had stopped breathing and had no pulse so I began compressions. A police officer arrived quickly but didn’t have any medical training so he stood by and diverted traffic. It took about 10 minutes until a fire truck came up and the medics relieved me. I never found out what happened to the kid.” Eric does know the teen would have had zero chance of survival without the CPR.
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