Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) continues to be a leading cause of death for adults in the United States. This gruesome statistic continues despite astronomical COVID-19 deaths. Over the past three years, during the COVID-19 global pandemic, SCD is still at the top of the list of adult killers in the US. For the past 60…
Scene safety is more than CPR class lip service! Scene Safety should be taken quite seriously! Safety is the first topic in all First Aid classes. Checking to make sure a scene is safe is important enough to be the first question on a BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR course test! Sure, it’s easy…
Universal Mask Use Universal Mask Use, in my opinion, is the ultimate contemporary expression of The Golden Rule, “Do Unto Others”. The Golden Rule is universal in many cultures and religions around the world. It is an expression known to just about everyone around the globe. The Golden Rule concept is expressed and interpreted as…
Gloves Gloves are in! They are quite the fashion statement these days. People wear them in all facets of life. People wear them while shopping, pumping gas, and yes, people wear them while alone, driving their cars. The deal with the glove is obviously to stay safe in the midst of the terrifying global novel…
Gloves in Public? Gloves in public are an icon of the current time. All over town, people are wearing gloves in public. Sometimes it is that contactless pickup server. Sometimes your fellow grocery customer wears gloves and other times it is the USPS mail carrier. The COVID-19 crisis is still unabated so it is…
SOF Tactical Tourniquet Tourniquets are a front line tool to stop life threatening bleeding. Tourniquets are simple to use but it is still crucial to integrate training to use them in CPR and First Aid training. The American Heart Association and the Red Cross do train responders to use tourniquets in bleeding emergencies. There are…
