Back Editor’s Note: Just in time for last minute holiday shoppers, the Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter is offering secure online shopping for its health and safety products, including First Aid kits or gift certificates for CPR and First Aid classes. For more information on online shopping please visit www.redcrossstl.org. To place an order by phone, please call 314-516-2740. LOUIS (Wednesday, December 11, 2002)The American Red Cross today announced its health and safety training schedule for South County residents. Following are a list of times and locations of upcoming classes. First Aid and Adult CPR with AED Training • Friday, January 17 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Sunset Hills Activity Center in South County • Friday, February 21 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Kennedy Recreation Complex in South County. First Aid and Adult CPR with AED Training is a newly released course, which represents the next generation of CPR and first aid training. It includes the use of community access automated external defibrillators (AED’s), that are recommended as part of Adult CPR training by the Emergency Cardiac Care Committee. First Aid and Adult CPR prepares individuals with the knowledge and skills to recognize and provide basic care for injuries and sudden illnesses including how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) for victims of sudden cardiac arrest, until more advanced medical personnel arrive and take over. No prerequisite required. Cost for the 6-½ hour course is $46. To register for a Red Cross health and safety class, call the American Red Cross at(314) 516-2740 or visit www.redcrossstl.org and register online at the "Take a Class" section. About the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter Founded in 1917, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter provides emergency and preparedness assistance more than 354,000 times each year. The Red Cross depends on the efforts of 14,700 volunteers and 150 staff to provide a wide range of community support services, including disaster relief, first aid and CPR training, water safety, adult daytime professional care, services to military personnel, assistance to homeless families, and support for blood services. The Chapter provides programs and services to St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County in Missouri, as well as Monroe, St. Clair and part of Madison County in Illinois.

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