How to Prepare for Nursing School: A Short and Sweet Guide
Both rewarding and challenging, nursing is a great career path for anyone looking to make a difference in the lives of others. Before beginning their careers, all nurses must complete nursing school—a challenge in itself. Here to help you start off on the right foot, our team at SureFire CPR has put together this introductory […]
How to Save a Life with Hands Only CPR
Most of us have heard of CPR. This essential life-saving technique uses chest compressions and artificial ventilation to supply the brain with oxygen in the event of a cardiac emergency. While many of us know about this important technique, fewer know how to perform it. Some may even shy away from learning, simply because mouth-to-mouth […]
5 Famous People Who Have Performed CPR and First Aid
CPR and first aid are essential live-saving skills that can make a big difference in the event of heart failure, trauma, or other injuries. Each year, hundreds of thousands die from cardiac arrest and heart attack—and thousands more are saved by the heroic actions of others. There have even been instances of celebrities using CPR […]
Your Boat First Aid Kit Checklist
Whether you’re hitting the water for a few hours or a few days, there are several important items that should always stay on your boat. One of the most crucial is a boat first aid kit. Optimized for water travel and filled with items to treat several different types of injuries, the best boat first […]
5 Tips That Can Save Your Toddler’s Life
If you’ve ever seen toddlers in action, you know they don’t prioritize safety. Care-free, reckless abandon plus newly-found motor skills make a chaotic mixture that needs constant supervision. For new parents, this can be both sobering and scary. Safeguarding a toddler can be stressful — but with the right knowledge and skills, you can be […]
3 Tips for Nailing Your Nursing Interview
Nurses may be in high demand — but that doesn’t mean anyone with a certificate will get a job. LPNs, RNs, and other nurses in search of employment will still need to ace their interviews in order to secure their positions. Here to help you do just that, our team of experts at SureFire CPR […]
7 Tips for Writing the Best Nursing Resume for New Grads [INFOGRAPHIC]
So, you’ve graduated from your nursing program — and now you’re on the hunt for a job. To set yourself apart from the thousands of nursing candidates that graduate each year, you need a resume that stands out. Here are 7 tips to help you land the job of your dreams.
8 Tips for Passing Your Firefighting Interview
Firefighting is a demanding job — but for some, the most grueling part comes before the turnout coat and bunker pants ever go on. The interview process is a hurdle that EVERY candidate must overcome if they are ever to be pinned with a Firefighter badge. Surprisingly, many candidates spend hours and even years obtaining […]
Why CPR Training is Essential for New Parents
For new parents, preparing for a child can be a monumental endeavor. With a checklist of products to buy, people to contact, and skills to learn, certain essentials can easily get lost in the fold. One of those is CPR. This vital life-saving skill is one all parents should know, as it can make all […]
5 Ways Teaching CPR Makes You a Better Healthcare Provider
CPR is one of the most important life-saving skills there is to learn. Whether you’re a healthcare provider, law enforcement official, childcare professional, or working in a number of positions that deal with people daily, learning CPR can help you save a life. But what about teaching CPR? As it turns out, teaching CPR has […]
The 7 Best Side Jobs for EMTs
Working as an EMT has many upsides — one of them being the opportunity to break free from the 9-5 schedule grind. The 12- to 24-hour shifts and consecutive stretches of time off leave a convenient window into which to slot a second job. Whether you’re looking to supplement your paycheck, fill free time in […]
MAB vs CPI Classes: What’s The Difference?
Healthcare professionals need the skills to keep their patients, their peers, and themselves safe. For certain situations, those skills must involve managing behavioral threats from other people—typically the patients themselves. Required for certain healthcare workers in the state of California, and highly recommended for healthcare workers in all states, this type of training is available […]
Essential First Aid Items to Have In Your Home
Having a supply of items for a home first aid kit is an invaluable way to make sure that you and your family are prepared for a wide range of emergencies, physical harm, and even small accidents. While the home is in many ways a safe space, it is also where you and your loved […]
What is a Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) Certification?
What is a Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) Certification? Working in a hospital, doctor’s office, or different medical setting, you deal with tens to hundreds of people every day. Often, the people you encounter are in the midst of high-stress situations — and sometimes, that stress comes to the surface. In rare cases, encounters with […]
AEDs in the Workplace: Where Are They Required?
If you own or rent a commercial location, chances are, it needs an AED. Short for Automatic External Defibrillator, an AED is an essential life-saving device that administers an electric shock to the heart to restart it in the event of sudden cardiac arrest. According to data from the American Heart Association, over 320,000 out-of-hospital […]