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 Read More >>

  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 Read More >>

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 Read More >>

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 Read More >>

With the #1 cause of death for American adults still being sudden cardiac arrest, a shortage of innovation in AEDs won’t come any time soon. Cardiac Science has recently launched their Powerheart G5 AED with an optional iCPR module. The iCPR module is an optional puck like accessory to the AED that works with an Read More >>

After taking a CPR class, a free CPR refresher is great to have available. After you take an actual CPR class that follows guidelines from The American Heart Association, it’s easy to forget your skills. Let’s face it, how much can you remember from one CPR class, and how often do you want to repeat Read More >>

Drug Overdose The nationwide epidemic of drug overdose rages on unchecked. Drug overdose numbers have shown a modest decrease in the past year. Despite this, 115 Americans die every day from this preventable death. During the 12 month period between March 2018 to March of 2019, the Center of Disease Control and Prevention reported over Read More >>