Last Week of Free CPR Courses We’ve been teaching “Free CPR for the Community” courses the last 2 1/2 weeks of Feb., (9 so far) all over south Atlanta areas. There’s just 1 more week left, and 8 more courses. The last week of February Free CPR courses, non-certification, are Feb. 20th through Feb 25th. …
Halloween CPR In 2014, Halloween CPR was a big hit. The students loved it, the instructors loved it – there was a good prize for the “best costume” (voted on by the students). Of course, everyone got a BLS for Healthcare Providers certification card before they left class. All but two students wore a costume – so …
AEDs save lives. A person that suffers cardiac arrest really needs chest compressions started within 2 minutes, and ideally, an AED used to shock the heart within 5 minutes. Each minute that defivrillation is delayed reduces the CA victim’s chance of survival by 7%-10%. EMS does a great job, but, the fact is they …
AEDs save lives, by Philips (even with a recall) Read More »
15-year-old student Devon Octave was without heartbeat for 7 minutes, after wrestling practice. The principal at his Hialeah, FL school, Rene Rovirosa, had taken a CPR class 6 days prior to his collapse, and performed CPR until EMT arrived with a defibrillator. Awesome story, and it’s far too common for young, healthy, athletic children …
DEATH IN THE AIR: 16 yr old teen in wheelchair suffers cardiac arrest and dies during Delta flight shortly after takeoff New York Daily News reports a 16-year-old boy who uses a wheelchair died half an hour into his first ever airplane flight Saturday morning in Spokane Wash. The unidentified boy suffered from multiple …
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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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Heart Disease Facts from CDC (Centers for Disease Control) About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 deaths. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men. …
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Tips on EMS from Yuma, AZ Fires Dept. April 2013. Last week the Yuma Fire Department responded to 16 calls for unconscious people and 17 for chest pain/cardiac problems. Would you know what to do if someone went into cardiac arrest? According to the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, every year more than 160,000 …
AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers Location: Holiday Inn Express (Carrollton) Address: 104 S Cottage Hill Rd Carrollton, GA 30117. Date: Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 Time: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm (First Aid/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, …
Carrollton BLS for Healthcare CPR class – Aug. 23 Read More »