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?
CPR Training: Critical Skills for Saving Lives
One of the most valuable skills an individual can have is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR.) The threat of emergency cardiac arrest is very real, and can come at any time, in any public place.
Orange County Trauma Intervention
Cardiac Arrest affects many more people than the victims. While firefighters treat the person that is having the heart attack, many times there is no time to help the families of the victim. That’s when we call for Orange County TIP.
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