Emergency medical service providers treat nearly 300,000 victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year in the United States, according to the American Heart Association. Effective bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR - provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest - can double or triple a victim's chance of survival.

You can make a difference by learning more about CPR. Travel one of Olathe's five CPR FREEways to help make a difference when someone needs it most: 

FREEway 1: Web (no cost)

Simple ideas to help save a life:

• Read and email the Be a Lifesaver flyer (pdf) to your friends, family or co-workers. 
• Print off the flyer and post it home, work or school.
• Post a link to this page - OlatheKS.org/Fire/CPR - on your Facebook wall.
• Post an image of the flyer on your Facebook wall and "share" it with your family and friends.

FREEway 2: Hands-OnlyTM CPR (no cost)

Too busy to take a class? Hands-OnlyTM CPR is an easy, two-step process to learn a lifesaving skill from your phone or computer. Visit HandsOnlyCPR.org now to get started. After you visit the link and learn the two steps, tell others how easy Hands-OnlyTM CPR is by posting the link to your Facebook page or tweeting it with #olathefirecpr.

You can also read the Be a Lifesaver flyer (pdf).

FREEway 3: Heartsaver/AED (no course delivery cost, hands-on learning, CPR card)

Heartsaver/AED - taught by AHA certified instructors - teaches techniques to help save adult, infant and child victims of cardiac or respiratory arrest. And, it covers one-person techniques in CPR, use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED), rescue breathing and treatment of a choking victim. Upon successfull completion of the course, participants will receive a CPR card.

Classes are open to the public and held at Fire Administration (1225 S. Hamilton Circle) on the third Thursday of every month. Classes in January, March, May, July, September and November (odd months) are from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Classes in February, April, June, August, October and December (even months) are from 9 a.m. to noon.

Participants need to purchase the AHA's "Heartsaver(R) AED Student Workbook" and bring to class. The previous link is provided as a courtesy only and does not imply endorsement.

Class sizes are limited, register today by calling (913) 971-6333.

FREEway 4: Community CPR  (no cost, hands-on learning)

The Community CPR program for Olathe residents uses Family & Friends® CPR Anytime® which is an all-in-one, personal CPR training kit that makes learning the core skills of CPR easy, convenient, affordable and fun for the whole family. In just one hour you and 49 other neighbors will learn livesaving CPR skills. CPR Anytime® uses the research-proven Practice-While-Watching method that helps improve learning and retention. A key feature of the CPR Anytime program is that family and friends each use their own kits to share training with their loved ones and refresh skills as often as needed.

Class participants are expected to share their new, lifesaving knowledge with 10 family or friends after course completion. Classes are open to the public and held at Fire Administration (1225 S. Hamilton Circle) twice each year. 

Class sizes are limited, register today by calling (913) 971-6333.

FREEway 5: Special delivery (no cost)

If you want to learn lifesaving CPR skills, but have a hardship or feel that a traditional classroom setting limits your ability to learn then call us at (913) 971-6333 to find an individualized learning plan. You can also read the Be a Lifesaver flyer (pdf).