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Page 6B - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, March 9, 1989 Leam How To Jump-Start A Life With CPR Training CHARLOTTE - It's a fact: more people know how to Jump-start a car than know how to jump-start a life. You can leam to jump-start a life through cardiopulmonary re suscitation on CPR Saturday, March 18, when WSOC-TV and WSOC-FM join the Greater Caro- llnas Chapter of the American Red Cross at the Charlotte Con vention Center for a day-long mass training session. Free parking will be available at the Nationwide Diabetes Test CHARLOTTE - March 21, 1989 Is the "American Diabetes Alert," a day when all Americans will be asked to "Put Your Health to the Test," according to the Char- lotte-Mecklenburg Chapter of the American Diabetes Associa tion (ADA). The ADA's national goal this year Is to Identify one million Americans at risk for di abetes. On March 21, written tests wUl be distributed nationwide through the afflUates and chap ters of the American Diabetes Association and participating pharmacies, grocery stores, businesses and community or ganizations. In Mecklenburg County, writ ten tests will soon be available at all branches of the Public Li brary of Charlotte and Mecklen burg County and at all area Eck- erd Drug stores. In addition, on March 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Community Health Services' staff together with ADA volun teers will be conducting physi cal blood sugar screenings at the following Eckerd locations; SouthPark Mall, Sharon Road; Eastland Mall, Central Avenue: Midtown Square, Kings Drive. Also, a free diabetes education program will be held from 7-9 p.m. on March 21 at the Royce Hotel -5624 WestPark Drive, Charlotte. Topics will include Diabetes Prevention, Diabetes Management and Diabetes Re search Developments. Speakers will include Dr. Stuart Tucker; Mary Beth Garrison, Dietician; and Sue Hartman, Diabetes Ed ucator. An estimated 11 million Amer icans have diabetes, a disease In which the body does not pro duce or respond to Insulin, a hormone needed for daily life. The resulting high blood sugar can severely damage the heart, blood vessels, kidneys, eyes and nerves. If left untreated, dia betes can lead to death. Unfor tunately, almost half of these people are not even aware they have diabetes. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chapter of the ADA serves the estimated 20,000 people with diabetes In Mecklenburg Coun ty. The American Diabetes As sociation is the nation's leading voluntary health organization supporting diabetes research and education. It serves the en tire diabetes community through the efforts of thousands of volunteers from more than 800 affiliates and local chapters in communities across the Unit ed States. Need Facts, Feature Stories, Entertainment, & Sports? "THE VOICE OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY" has it ALU ®ie Cljauotte $0£(t (Is There ANYTHING Else Worth Reading?) Southern National Center. Last year, 508 people learned how to jump-start a life on CPR Saturday; this year preparations are being made for as many as 800 people to participate. "If you don't know cardiopul monary resuscitation (CPR), you can only wait anxiously until help arrives," said Don Paxton, Red Cross chief of chapter oper ations. "In an emergency, know ing CPR could be the first link in the life-saving chain -— statis tics show that a bystander who begins administering CPR just two minutes before medics ar rive can Increase a person's chances of survival twofold." Two types of CPR will be of fered on CPR Saturday — adult CPR and child/infant CPR. Classes begin at 8 a.m., with new classes beginning every 15 min utes until noon. The adult CPR class takes about 4 hours to complete and the chlld/lnfant will take about 6 hours. Some 100 volunteer instructors will be on hand to provide the training. To register, participants should come by the Red Cross at 2425 Park Road before March 18 on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Other preregistration places, times and dates are as follows: Midtown Square and Cltyfair, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., March 9-10: Matthews K-mart, 3-8 p.m., March 9; Freedom Mall, 12-6 p.m., March 11; and WSOC, 1-5 p.m., March 13-15. Red Cross will also be open Sunday, March 12, 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. for CPR Saturday registration. Registration Includes payment of $7 which covers the cost of course books and ensures a spot In a specific time period of the participant’s choice. When the course Is successfully com pleted on CPR Saturday, the participant will receive a certifi cation card which Identifies him as being trained in CPR. Anyone who can compress at least 50 pounds Is eligible to take CPR. That means most eve ryone over the age of 13 Is capa ble of learning CPR. "If it’s been more than a year since you were last certified, you need to take it again," Paxton said. 'You must be re-certified In CPR every year to keep up your skills." For more information about CPR Saturday or about Red Cross health services, call the Red Cross, 347-8407. USDA Choice Beef LONDON BROIL/ BOTTOM ROUND ROAST/ BONELESS CHUCK ROAST Prices in this ad good thru Sunday, March 12, 1989. Snow White CAULIFLOWER 24/12 Miller Reg/Lt Genuine Draft $10.49 Head / Washington State RED OR GOLD] APPLES Fresh Green DDorrm i
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