Illnesses to Watch Out for this Winter
What types of illnesses should you watch out for? How is the best way to prepare for them? PALS classes in Orange County and reading our blog post! Check out our SureFire CPR Blog.
American Heart Association Rolls out Hands-Only CPR Training App
The American Heart Association (AHA) has just rolled out a new and free mobile app that provides hands-only CPR training to viewers. Looking for how to do hands only CPR? Make your way over to our blog!
Study Finds Athletes More Susceptible to Cardiac Arrest than General Public
Recent research from France sheds some more light on cardiac arrest and those who suffer from it. Are you more susceptible as an athlete? Check out our blog post this week!
When Duty Calls
Those that able to remain poised in emergency situations are able to do so because of knowledge and training. And nothing is more of an emergency than when saving a life is on the line. What makes CPR instructors with real life training so valuable? Read on in this week’s blog post!
Who Needs CPR Training?
The first to come to mind are nurses, firefighters, police officers, lifeguards, and school teachers. But the simple answer is that everyone can benefit from Onsite CPR Certification to be prepared for an emergency. Who else can use training? Check out our post!
October 2011 – CPR Instructor of the Month John Vega!
Congrats to our CPR Instructor of the Month – John Vega! Want to know how John did it? Check him out on our blog!
OCFA Firefighters and Medics Brought Calm and Focus To Salon Shooting Scene
The Mass Murder in Seal Beach has rocked Orange County. Check out this week’s article that comes from the LA Times about the incident.
When CPR Can, Quite Literally, Help Raise the Dead
It is very common for people to think of CPR in an abstract, almost academic sense. After all, a majority of the US population has never witnessed first-hand someone experiencing cardiac arrest, nor have most people seen CPR performed by a bystander.
Interested in Teaching Aerobics? Now is the Time
Want to make some extra money? Aerobics could be the way! Make sure you learn CPR first!
Pediatric First Aid
New parents have so much they need to think about when they take their new little bundle home from the hospital. One thing they should never have to worry about is what to do if their precious infant stopped breathing. Unfortunately for many this becomes a reality. Pediatric First Aid is the topic of this week’s SureFire CPR blog post.
Distinguishing the Causes of Cardiac Arrest in Adults, Children, and Infants
One of the most important elements of CPR training is understanding the difference been adult, child, and infant CPR. Specifically, today we’d like to briefly look at the underlying causes that can trigger cardiac arrest in each of these three groups. Check out our blog post!
Help Prevent Clogged Arteries
It is well understood that clogged arteries (artery plaque) can increase one’s chances of having a stroke or heart attack. Understanding the causes of artery plaque and what you can do to prevent this devastating condition, puts you in the driver’s seat to leading a healthy, long life.
Empowering Teens to Use CPR Effectively
There can be nothing more frightening than witnessing a loved one go into cardiac arrest and collapse. That feeling of helplessness and fear as you dial 911 praying that the responder can get to your loved one immediately to help, is devastating and can be debilitating. It’s a chilling scenario and one that happens frequently at home. The American Heart Association reports that approximately 80% of cardiac arrests happen at home in front of a family member. What happens if that family member is a teen?