First Aid CPR Courses

05/31/2022

https://people.com/human-interest/fast-thinking-kansas-dad-hops-fence-to-save-4-year-old-boy-from-drowning-in-apartment-pool/

Tom Westerhaus raced over to the pool and grabbed Xavier Rigney from the deep end before performing life-saving CPR

05/27/2022

A silver lining if there is one. God Bless her. Xo

11/01/2021

Oak Learners is Bridging the Gap for Ontario Students through Arts and Mindfulness-based Elementary Education Anxiety levels are up and test scores are down. Ontario students are experiencing record levels of stress, anxiety and suicidal rates are higher than ever before, but students are still ...

07/22/2021

Johnson & Johnson Inc. is recalling Neutrogena Beach Defense and Ultra Sheer children and adult sunscreens, in aerosol spray format, due to elevated levels of benzene, which may pose serious health risks.

If you own one or more of these recalled products, stop using them. If you have used any of these products and have health concerns, consult a health care professional. Continue using other sunscreen as directed on the product label.

Health Canada emphasizes that it is important to use sunscreen to protect from sun damage. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun can cause cancer and other skin effects.

For more information: http://ow.ly/TZ7X50FyQxp

07/22/2021

👏 Congrats to Mikenna Hansen who received a Red Cross Rescuer Award after rescuing two people at Kootenay Lake.

Mikenna rescued her neighbour Marsha, and Marsha’s granddaughter, Emma, after the pair drifted from shore and were struggling to get back.

“It’s my belief that if Mikenna hadn’t been there that day, we very likely would have drowned,” says Marsha.

Mikenna says, “I’m just happy that I was there that day... I must also thank my parents for the countless swimming lessons they drove me to as a kid!”

Thank you, Mikenna, for your quick action and bravery!

04/22/2021

https://www-click2houston-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/04/13/ymca-staff-deemed-heroes-after-saving-man-who-collapsed-while-playing-basketball/?outputType=amp

The family of a man who collapsed at a Houston YMCA last week is crediting workers for helping to save the man’s life.

01/20/2021

10/02/2020

https://www.today.com/health/mom-shares-warning-after-son-dies-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-t192631?cid=sm_npd_td_fb_ma

Carbon monoxide, a colorless and odorless gas, can be deadly if inhaled.

09/13/2020

Red Cross First Aid CPR AED AND BLS Training in Stoney Creek! Blended learning reduces the in class time by 50%. Book on the website for a convenient date and time to suit your schedule: www.hand2heartcpr.ca

03/16/2020

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/mobile/public-access-defibrillators-save-three-lives-in-six-days-across-ottawa-1.4838804?fbclid=IwAR3nEAGQHg5jS5fiSFOzJ2M6NCOGv_BlchxWUH0VXesI94Y-wrG18LkHFf4

Ottawa Paramedics say public access defibrillators are located in places of "high risk where people have high levels of physical activity and therefore susceptible to cardiac events."

03/03/2020

https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html?fbclid=IwAR2Edd7B63TY7UsMfUSyu0l3-a3ZeFDp4QpQV6j_10OkZFflGe5VGZ8fUBA

Information about handwashing and hand hygiene

02/27/2020

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/diabetes-drugs-recalled-across-canada-due-to-cancer-concerns-1.4828883

Health Canada has expanded a national recall for certain types of diabetes medications due to concerns that an impurity in the prescription drugs could be linked to cancer.

02/23/2020

https://www.facebook.com/1313591095322195/posts/3303724146308870/

Cardiac amyloidosis is a condition where a protein gets deposited in the heart, making it stiff. This protein is called amyloid and is caused due to an inherited disease called familial cardiac amyloidosis, as a result of other conditions such as bone or blood cancer, or another medical problem causing inflammation.

Amyloid deposits affect the heart by restricting its movement, rendering it unable to contract and relax efficiently, hence its other names restrictive cardiomyopathy and stiff heart syndrome. Cardiac amyloidosis manifest in symptoms similar to heart failure because while the heart movement is restricted, the blood pools in the lungs and in the body.

This pooling makes the fluid shift from within the vessels and into the soft tissues around it. Fluid present in soft tissue manifests in lower limb edema, and fluid in the lungs manifest as cough, shortness of breath and wheezes. These deposits can also affect the electrical impulses traveling through the heart, leading to arrhythmias.

02/14/2020

https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/student-performed-cpr-on-teacher-and-saved-her-life?fbclid=IwAR3UiR5PNfKNyo_BU3mdEGG2KTStN8eXod9aGoXRpma81qe8G8VWZvNkxvs

"What I remember most is his floppy hair was coming down and touching her as he was doing chest compressions."

02/08/2020

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157391414398303&id=6319213302

Get insights and information from Heart and Stroke Foundation experts on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of congenital heart disease.