St. Joseph Regional Medical Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Save A Life Foundation offers its programs and free life supporting first aid training in public schools in Milwaukee through its branch in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Website

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11/1/2004 - WISCONSIN BRANCH RECEIVES $75,000 AWARD IN THE FIGHT TO SAVE A LIFE

Dr. Mark Mitchell D.O., St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center EMS Director, serves on Save A Life Foundation's National Board of Directors.

Programs offered through SALF in Milwaukee:

• With Save A Life For Kids, Children, K-6th grade, participate in an age appropriate course on how to contact EMS, conduct scene safety, control bleeding, open an airway, provide care for an early heart attack, perform rescue breathing and the Heimlich Maneuver for infants, children and adults. These classes run from 30 minutes to 1 hour with a maximum cost of $10 per student for those interested SALF's "Adopting A Child" program.
• With Bystander Basics, Students in grades 7-12 participate in a program similar to Save A Life For Kids with an additional hour focusing on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for infants, children and adults, and an introduction to the use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED).
• The Adult Bystander Basics course (2 hours) provides the student with the basic life supporting first aid skills needed to maintain the life of the victim until emergency care arrives. The Bystander Basics Advanced course (4 hours) is OSHA and/or Day Care compliant and certified by Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
• The Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) course is 1.5 hours long and is offered as an add-on class to any Bystander Basics course.

The Milwaukee branch office is located in the Office of Emergency Management.