Keeping St. Patrick’s Day Lucky – BLS and Heart Disease
“T’was the day o’ the Irish when me laddies and lassies imbue the Irish whiskey a bit freer than most days…alas, t’was also the day me heart cried out.”
How to party with the Irish and save your heart.
Stopping Strokes and CPR
Called “the Power to End Stroke Movement”, the American Heart Association’s program provides education about the risk factors leading to possible stroke. Learn how you can join the movement.
Babysitters and CPR
Does your babysitter have the skills to intervene in an emergency with your little one? Do you as a child care provider know what to do when seconds count? Find out more about babysitting, child care and CPR.
Statistics About Cardiovascular Health – BLS Can Help!
According to the American Heart Association, an average of one person dies from cardiovascular disease every 39 seconds. That figure raises the question, “what can be done to improve mortality rates in the US?”
Take Your First-Aid Response to the Next Level with Full CPR Certification
As any medical professional will tell you, there is “first aid,” and then there is, well, “first aid.” What’s the difference? Read our blog!
Children’s Injuries and Sports – CPR and First Aid
Children get hurt as they play and injury is part of growing up. But what can be done to minimize the potential for childhood injury? Several steps can be taken and as responsible adults, we need to know what to do to keep our kids safe at play.
Chest Pain in Children – PALS to the Rescue (part two)
Uncommon to children is the complaint of chest pain that is related to cardiac injury or illness. Typical pediatric chest pain complaints are due to minor injury, illness or even stress. But when there is a cardiac cause for a child’s chest pain, serious concerns can be raised.
Revised CPR Technique Hopes to Boost the Frequency of Bystander CPR
Every five years, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation and American Heart Association revisit research and data and in turn, issue changes to the CPR administration. In October 2010, a significant change was made: a shift away from the ABC technique (airway, breathing, and circulation) and towards a CAB approach (chest compressions, airway, and breathing.)
Chest Pain in Children – PALS Training to the Rescue
Occasionally, children complain that their “chest hurts”. Of course, with an adult, one would automatically assume “chest pain” signifies heart problems. But is this the case with children’s complaints of chest discomfort?
How Many Ways Can You Say “BLS”?
Forty-one meanings for BLS – how do you know which one to chose?
What To Do If Someone Is Choking
Would you know what to do if someone you were sharing a Valentine’s Day meal with began to choke? There may only be minutes for you to respond and potentially save a life!
Superstitions, Friday the Thirteenth, and ACLS Classes
What do Superstitions, Friday the 13th, and ACLS Classes have in common? Read our CPR blog to find out!
Basic Life Support Begins with Emotions
Can your emotions really make your heart healthy? It’s true and there are researchers ready to stand behind the “tincture” found in falling in love.
A Life Saved by CPR
He was just playing an innocent game of basket ball when suddenly his heart stopped beating. Read the story about his heroic rescue with an AED.
CPR, BLS and the ABC’s
Ever wonder what the difference between CPR, BLS and the ABC’s is? Read on to find out and get ITK (in-the-know)!