Myth! – CPR Certification is needed to help someone. Not true. Never in the history of medicine has a CPR card saved a life. People with training save lives. Anyone can help another person, with or without CPR Certification. Basic CPR Training is immensely helpful in saving lives and doesn’t absolutely have to result in…
You are probably, right now, comfortably sitting. While now seated, you are probably supposed to be working instead of reading these cool articles – yes? That is between you and your employer. That sitting part though – that is business about which your body may take issue. Evidently sitting is the new smoking. Smoking…
The number of kids who can have a severe allergic reaction to food, bites and stings has exponentially grown. No one knows for sure why. Mistakes in the treatment of the allergic reaction is also staggeringly high. While some readers are aware of these potential mistakes, this is new information to most. Let’s fix…
There are so many CPR and First Aid myths out there it’s quite remarkable. One of my favorites is that you should pee on jellyfish stings. What in the world!? This has been perpetuated even on some of the most popular TV shows on television. NBC’s Friends even had an episode that lampooned the myth…
Yes, it’s summer in Georgia. I am not sure any of us are surprised at how hot it’s going to be this weekend, or how hot it has been this week, but we are. Every year I never fail to be amazed at the oppressive heat in which we live. Heat stroke and heat…
It is the hight of summer and there is still a lot of swimming season ahead of us. I get calls and questions all the time in my CPR Classes in Atlanta about drowning. Parents want to know how to save a child and treat them in an emergency. There are answers to these questions…
