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. ST. LOUIS (Wednesday, December 11, 2002) –The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter will offer First Aid and CPR with AED training on Saturday, January 25 and Saturday, February 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at its St. Louis City Service Center, 4207 Lindell Blvd. Cost of the 6½ hour class is $46. This newly released course represents the next generation of automated external defibrillators (AED) for victims of sudden cardiac arrest, which are recommended by the Emergency Cardiac Care Committee. The course also will provide instruction in the proper first-aid skills for adult victims (9 years of age and older) of cardiac arrest, choking and respiratory emergencies. Participants will receive an adult CPR/AED certificate valid for one year. 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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