AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers Location: Univ. of West GA (Newnan Center) Address: 7 Solar Circle Newnan, GA 30263 (that’s in Shenandoah Industrial Park – 1 mile north of Bullsboro on Amlajack) Date: Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 Time: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm Total Spaces: 10 American Heart Association BLS course is designed for healthcare …
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Management at Chick-fil-A Dwarf House has invited us to teach “Free Hands-Only CPR” to their customers on Family Night on Tues. Sept. 17. Times are 5:30 pm til 8:00 pm. The Chick-fil-A cow is planning to be there to learn, and folks attending get a free ice cream cone and a free kids grilled …
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AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers Location: IHOp in Fayetteville Address: 705 N Jeff Davis Dr, Fayetteville, GA 30214 Date: Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 Time: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm (CPR & AED class to follow at 1:00 pm) Total Spaces: 10 This AHA CPR course is designed for healthcare providers (RNs, LPNs, Medical Students, …
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Continued FREE AED training, today with a unique, fully automatic AED, the PowerHeart G3 Automatic from Cardiac Science. There’s no ON button, so open the case to turn on. The pads are already connected to the unit, but you do have to place pads on a bare chest of victim. After AED analyzes the …
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The “cardiac chain of survival” – is generally the steps that will determine if you’ll survive a cardiac arrest. There are three slightly different “Chains of Survival” for adults and a fourth for children. They mostlly contain these steps: 1) Early access to the Emergency Response System, 2) early CPR, 3) early defibrillation, and 4) …
Heart attack or cardiac arrest? A heart attack can be considered a circulation problem and occurs when the blood supply to the heart is either reduced or completely cut off. This can occur because of a blood clot or a narrowing of the arteries. When the heart muscle doesn’t receive blood, the lack of oxygen …
Right here – Free AED Training. The picture to the right is from a Heartstart OnSite AED unit. Here’s the free AED training: See the green Power button? (1) Turn it on. Can you see where the pads are located (hint: “Pull”)? (2) Pull the lever to expose the pads. Can you see on …
The cardiac chain of survival, is a common term in emergency medicine, safety, and health education circles – a term that is comprised of the steps that will determine if someone will survive a cardiac arrest, also the steps to improve your liklihood of survival. Those steps are: Early access to the Emergency Response System, …
For Healthcare Providers – this is a little technical. Want to improve survival rates, for in-hospital CA or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? High Quality Compressions is the key. Here’s a great into video to “High Quality CPR”, a new emphasis from AHA (American Heart Association), ILCOR, and ECC. Enjoy the video and information. http://vimeo.com/67078631 …
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Did you learn CPR in the 90’s or 2000’s? Do you remember “Airway, Breathing, Circulation”? Also called “The ABC’s of Survival”? Do you recall being taught that step 1 is “Look, Listen & Feel for breathing”? Do you know that resuscitation experts since 2010 have changed all of that, and that ALL national EMT/CPR training …
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Real life story of a 33 year old Mom that suffered cardiac arrest, with “New CPR”, or Hands-Only CPR, performed by her husband. http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/14/cheating.death.harden.cpr/#cnnSTCVideo Learn CPR – Save a Life !
In the early 1970’s, the NHTSA used to have signs on the highway “Drive Carefully, the Life You Save May Be Your Own”. One of our slogans is similar – “Learn CPR, the Life You Save May Be A Family Member”. CPR is learned to save others, not yourself, and over 80% of cardiac arrests …
High-quality CPR (the type that saves lives) starts with proper hand position on the chest. Here’s a graphic that shows proper hand placement. On most fit/thin/healthy body weight people – halfway between the nipples works great. On all people, bring your hands from their underarms inward, and that’s the proper hand position. Usually, halfway between …