City of Boca Raton
Fire Rescue Services
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Community Health Programs |
 Smart
Heart is a Community Based Health Care Partnership
between Boca Raton Fire-Rescue Services Department
and Boca
Raton Community Hospital. Established in 1994
its primary goal is to promote community health by
prevention, education and screening as a way to reduce
health risks in the community. This program was recognized
in 1995 by the International Association of Fire
Chiefs with an "Award for Administrative Excellence".
Smart Heart Day, February 14, 2008 (PDF)
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encourage residents to lower their cholesterol level,
free screenings are provided. Fire-Rescue Paramedics
and Boca Raton Community Hospital Nurses check participants'
blood pressures and collect blood samples. Laboratories
at BRCH analyze the blood samples for cholesterol
levels and mail the results back to the residents.
Participants are provided nutritional information
and suggestions on ways to reduce cholesterol levels.
Screenings are held periodically at a variety of
locations, including neighborhood Fire-Rescue stations
throughout the community. |
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 As part of our Smart Heart partnership with Boca Raton Community Hospital Boca Raton Fire-Rescue Services offers CPR. Classes are held at Boca Raton Community Hospital in the Education Department, 800 Meadows Road. For information and enrollment 24-hours a day, call (561) 955-4468. All classes are taught from the American Heart Association curriculum
Heart Saver/AED CPR
The Heartsaver AED Course teaches the basic techniques of adult CPR and use of
an AED. Students also learn about using barrier devices in CPR and giving first
aid for choking. The course teaches how to recognize the signs of 4 major emergencies:
heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest, and foreign-body airway obstruction.
Infant/Chid CPR
Covers risk factors common to South Florida, accessing 9-1-1, infant and child
CPR, choking and the Heimlich Maneuver.
Basic Life Support CPR
A more advanced course for those in the medical profession.
CPR Classes Schedule and Fees |
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 This
program is designed for residents who live in a nursing
facility and need special transportation to make
it "home for the holidays". Boca Raton
Fire - Rescue personnel generally pick up patients
in the mid morning and return them to the nursing
facility in the late afternoon. Boca Raton Community
Hospital makes the event more memorable by supplying
a holiday gift basket for the patient to present
to their family. Holidays include: THANKSGIVING,
CHANUKAH, and CHRISTMAS. |
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Children's
Tour at the Boca Raton Community Hospital: Grades
K-3 are given a tour of different areas of the
Hospital with an appearance and demonstration by
Boca Raton Fire-Rescue Paramedics. The purpose
of our visit is to alleviate fears children may
have if they need treatment at the hospital or
require transport by Fire - Rescue. Paramedics
have the children walk through the inside of a
rescue unit, and they demonstrate some of its equipment.
Cookies and milk are provided at the end of the
tour.
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