Ranging from Health and Safety, to other medical related topics.
Recovering from cardiac arrest can be an arduous and risky process, and what a rescuer does in the immediate aftermath of CPR can make the difference between life and death in many situations.
The most important thing that a rescuer can do after successful resuscitation is to put the victim in what is known as the CPR recovery position.
Agonal breathing is a term used to define ineffective respiration that is atypical and can be hard to describe. It’s just as important to be able to identify agonal breathing as it is to know CPR.
Read on to learn how to identify agonal breathing and what causes it, as well as the appropriate first aid response needed.
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be an effective Certified CPR Instructor? A question our students ask is “how do we know how to teach CPR classes?”
Read on to find how a CPR instructor can go from simply sharing knowledge to becoming an effective educator that prepares their students to save lives with CPR.
As awareness of how vital CPR is to increasing a victim’s chances of survival grows, so will the number of people looking to get certified. But with in-house, blended, and on-site CPR training courses to choose from, how do you know which is right for you? Read on to learn about in-house versus on-site CPR training and how to choose the right one to get your team CPR certified while minimizing workload and maximizing efficiency!
Anyone can administer an EpiPen, but for the best results in an emergency, it’s helpful to know how to use one. After all, taking the time to learn how to use an EpiPen can buy precious time for the person suffering from an allergic reaction. Read on to learn how to react when anaphylaxis occurs, how to use an EpiPen, and everything else you should know about this simple, lifesaving tool.
Few bodily functions are as important to a person’s overall well-being as the one that supplies oxygen-rich air for the circulatory system: breathing. But what happens when a person is unable to breathe effectively in an emergency? That’s where rescue breathing comes into play. Read on to learn more about rescue breathing and ventilation rates for adults, children, and infants.
A tourniquet can be a lifesaving tool in your first aid kit or knowledge base. But simply having one on hand may not be enough — you also need to understand how to use a tourniquet, otherwise your efforts may be ineffective at best. Read on to learn when and how to use a tourniquet, as well as what not to do when applying one.
The Heimlich maneuver is a first-aid procedure developed in 1974 by Dr. Henry Heimlich that is used to treat upper airway obstructions caused by a foreign body. Read on to find out what the Heimlich maneuver is and when and how to do the Heimlich maneuver on adults as well as children, infants, and yourself.
However, many childhood accidents, whether at home or at school, aren’t so little. If a child breaks a bone, is bleeding, or has a serious head injury, the prognosis improves if their friends know what to do. Accidents can happen anytime, and children may be put in a situation where they need to respond.
That’s why teaching first aid in schools is so essential. Having a teacher review important first aid concepts and techniques with children could save lives.
Taking a person’s pulse is the most basic of all medical procedures. It consists of checking a person’s heartbeat by feeling their arteries. It is often used to determine a person’s heart rate, which is a key health indicator. It is also used in emergencies to check if a person’s heart is still beating.
Knowing how to check a pulse — whether your own or another person’s — is a skill everyone should have. The following are some basic techniques you can use.
Burns are very common injuries that can vary greatly in terms of severity, size, and cause. Most people have probably heard that burns are classified by degrees of severity, but what’s the difference between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burns, and what kind of treatment does each type need? Read on to learn more about the various types of burns and how to treat them.
This is easy enough to keep track of in practice if you have a friend with a stopwatch with you, but what do you do when you’re actually in an emergency situation? Well, paramedics since time immemorial have used CPR songs to keep them on pace.