Rocky Mountain CPR and First Aid is an American Heart Association Training Center and Philips Medical HeartStart Defibrillator Distributor offering CPR, First Aid and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Training throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.

Heart disease is the number-one cause of death in the United States. Each year, almost half of a million Americans die from a heart attack or related complications. Almost half of these people, or 225,000, will die suddenly, outside of the hospital, because their heart stops beating. Sudden cardiac arrest will result in death unless emergency treatment is provided immediately.

The most common cause of death from a heart attack in adults is a disturbance in the electrical rhythm of the heart called ventricular fibrillation. Ventricular fibrillation can be treated, but it requires applying an electrical shock to the chest called defibrillation. If a defibrillator is not readily available, brain death will occur in less than 10 minutes.

One way of buying time until a defibrillator becomes available is to provide artificial breathing and circulation by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR.

• The earlier you give CPR to a person in cardiopulmonary arrest (no breathing, no heartbeat), the greater the chance of a successful resuscitation.
• By performing CPR, you keep oxygenated blood flowing to the heart and brain until a defibrillator becomes available.
• Because up to 80% of all cardiac arrests occur in the home, you are most likely to perform CPR on a family member or loved one.

CPR is one link in the American Heart Association’s Chain of Survival. The Chain of Survival is a series of actions that, when performed in sequence, will give a person having a heart attack the greatest chance of survival.

1. The first link in the Chain of Survival is early access. This means activating the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) by calling 911 (check your community plan, some communities require dialing a different number).
2. The second link in the Chain of Survival is to perform CPR until an automated external defibrillator (AED) becomes available.
3. The third link in the Chain of Survival is early defibrillation. AEDs may be available for use by the lay public or first person on the scene.
4. Once the EMS unit arrives, the forth link in the Chain of Survival is early advanced care. This involves administering medications, using special breathing devices, and providing additional defibrillation shocks if needed.

Early action saves lives. Enroll in a CPR, AED, and First Aid training course at Rocky Mountain CPR and First Aid, an American Heart Association Training Center.

Rocky Mountain CPR and First Aid
13275 E. FREMONT PLACE, SUITE 302
CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112
Phone: 303-768-8088 or 1-866-RCKYCPR
Fax: 303-768-8505
E-mail us: info@rockymountaincpr.com