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March 21, 2013
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Nevada County Consolidated offering CPR classes

The Nevada County Consolidated Fire Department is offering $5 CPR classes to the community starting this Saturday, through mid-June. A fundraising effort by the department was kicked off a year ago after prompt CPR saved a young man’s life. Ricky Ewald collapsed March 17, 2012, when he went into sudden cardiac arrest. Because both his father and his girlfriend recently had taken CPR classes, they were able to keep him alive during the crucial minutes until paramedics arrived. Afterward, the family made it their mission to spread the word about the value of CPR training and to help the fire …

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