Santa Clara County fire department offers free “Hands Only” CPR course

The Santa Clara county Fire Department is offering a free CPR courseThe Santa Clara County Fire Department is offering a free course on "Hands Only" CPR.

The Santa Clara County Fire Department is encouraging local residents to participate in its free course in hands only CPR, which refers to CPR done without mouth-to-mouth breaths.

Other life-saving skills taught in the course on Feb. 7 include proper use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) as well as training on how to assist adults and children who are choking.

The SCC Fire Department will instruct participants on how to perform high quality compressions on an adult and child, according to the event page.

The course will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Cupertino Community Hall, 10350 Torre Ave.

Click here to register.