About 90 students will learn basic life-saving techniques today at UF's Gator Saver Day, hosted by the UF's Student Health Care Center and Student Government.
Two one-hour sessions will be held between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Yon Hall in the east side of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Kelee Patterson, an intern at the center, said students will not become CPR certified because of time and cost restrictions, but they will receive an instructional DVD and practice mannequin.
Patterson said CPR is a valuable skill because the six to 10 minutes in which an ambulance will arrive is all the time it takes for those in cardiac arrest to die.
SG gave funding to help purchase the $35 training kits each student will use during the event.
Patterson said online registration is closed for today's free event, but to nab last-minute spots, students can call the CPR & Safety Training Center at 352-392-1161, ext. 4283.
While today's training is reserved for interested students, the second session on April 25 is open to the entire Gainesville community.
Registration is available at the Web site ufgatorsaver.weebly.com. Patterson said the second event will take place at Kanapaha Middle School on Tower Road between 9 a.m. and noon and will cost $10.
