Practical answers on CPR, first aid, and emergency preparedness.
Browse our in-depth guides ↓Do Not Resuscitate or a DNR is a directive that will indicate to medical staff and doctors that if you or a loved one suffers a cardiac arrest event or serious medical incident that you do n...
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There is no doubt that the use of CPR can save lives of indivudal in carrdiac arrest; however, the survival rate is low. It is estimated that only approximately 8-10% of people who undergo C...
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The lifesaving technique CPR can bring a caradiac arrest victim back from the brink of death. And did you know that a victim of Cardiac arrest doesn't have to be human? Pets can also benefit...
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You never know when an emergency could strike—and you might be called upon to deliver emergency care to someone in need. Especially if you’re a parent or in charge of the health and safety o...
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Knowledge is the first line of defense when a family member or child suffers an injury or develops symptoms of an illness. Those initial moments of care can make all the difference between a...
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Are you looking to to teach your co-workers CPR, maybe you are wanting to work for a CPR training organization, or just simply deepen your understanding of the skill? Then a CPR instructor c...
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Being called on to give someone CPR can be an uneasy and stressful feeling in an emergency situation, and your worries about being asked to do so are not unwarrented. When it comes to prefor...
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When it comes to CPR between adults and childern, there are some key differneces. Children’s physiology, bone structures, and the types of dangers they face are different than adults; so the...
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Nobody really knows why prolonged CPR sometimes works. But studies are increasingly showing that it does. A recent study on longer CPR attempts, conducted in hundreds of hospitals, demonstra...
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Did you know that you can learn CPR from a training Kiosk? AHA CPR training kiosks offers fast, one-minute training sessions in hands-only CPR. The kiosks play a short video with instruction...
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In March of 2013, a resident at a nursing home—an 87-year-old woman—stopped breathing. The nurse on the premises told a 911 dispatcher that she would not perform CPR, because of the facility...
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In 2008, the American Heart Association released new recommendations that bystanders who feel uncomfortable with performing mouth-to-mouth CPR instead perform a form of “hands-only” CPR that...
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As important as CPR is in saving lives, it’s not always successful. In fact, many doctors report that they remember every patient who leaves their hospital or practice alive after receiving...
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