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04/13/2026

Those companies in the "regret" category that I refer to, they have paid out $600 million dollars in a 30 year time span, across all industries, because they didn't provide immediate first aid or CPR while waiting on EMS to arrive. Don't be lulled into a false sense of complaceny about your business' role and responsibilities when it comes to risk assessment and a safety plan. Whether the victim is an employee or client, the burden falls on the business owner!

04/13/2026

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/mike-heslin-died-after-restaurant-halted-cpr-lawsuit-claims/

Mike Heslin’s husband has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Vegas restaurant, claiming it failed to perform CPR in a "timely manner”

04/13/2026

Business owners. Did you know your safety umbrella ALSO covers your clients and customers? Having no employees doesn't get you out of a required safety plan!

04/11/2026

Is your child's coach CPR certified? The majority of cardiac events for children and young adults happen at a sports field/setting. But keep in mind, preventable tragedies can also happen when adults are involved in sports. A *school* coach is probably certified but it can be hit or miss if a private organization or team is involved.

04/11/2026

Is your child's sports coach CPR certified? Probably...IF they work for a school district. But the same may not be true if it's a private organization or team in your community!

The boy's coach, according to his mother, later said that no one on the field knew CPR.

04/10/2026

DFW Business owners: Which category would your company currently fall into if a person is injured or has a cardiac arrest at your workplace? Ready or regret? My CPR and First Aid class that I will teach at your workplace puts you firmly in the ready category!

Workplace medical emergencies do not come with a warning. Companies that protect their employee do not end up in court, in the headlines, and in financial ruin.

Calling 911 is not enough. Training is not optional. Emergency preparedness is not something to think about after a tragedy happens. It is something to act on now. Because when a crisis hits, there are only two kinds of businesses. The ones that are ready and the ones that regret not being ready.

04/09/2026

DFW business owners: could your employees or co-workers step up and save a life--even your life? How's your poker face if OSHA suddenly has to step in because of a workplace incident or does one of their UNannounced, random safety inspections and you try to tell them that you had no idea that owners are responsible for having a safety plan that includes CPR and first aid training? Either you do a convincing poker face or admit that you had been educated and didn't get people trained despite being offered classes. Doesn't matter if you hire W2, contractors, or subcontractors, OSHA will hold the owner accountable. Be proactive and get people trained!

04/08/2026

04/08/2026

Healthcare workers: know your responsibilities while at work when it comes to providing CPR in your role as a trained healthcare worker!

04/06/2026

To combat this, some CPR manikin companies have also started selling anatomically correct "female" manikins.

Women are half as likely to receive defibrillation during CPR. It’s a statistic that pushed members of Yamba SLSC to act.

04/06/2026

Follow-up to my prior post about the nurse who didn't receive CPR from her healthcare co-workers.

Andrea Morris and her family have been fighting for workers’ compensation benefits from City of Hope for nearly 5 years.

04/06/2026

Healthcare workers: Let this news report be a warning that *you are not* covered by Good Samaritan Laws if you are at work! Most likely, your employer required you to take a BLS class (CPR/AED/Choking training is included in that class).
You handed in your class certification to said employer. Whether they be a patient or co-worker, in the eyes of the law, you could be at risk if you don't use the skills that you were taught.
In this case, multiple nurses and at least one doctor reportedly did nothing to help this woman. Including a doctor who told the courts he didn't know how to give CPR.
Agonal/gasping/noisy breathing is a sign that CPR is needed. In this case, there was what sounded like agonal/gasping AND a low blood pressure. It also happened a few feet away from an AED machine that would have been used in CPR. Her supervisor was too busy recording the event on her phone.

When a nurse suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at her work, her co-workers at an Upland medical facility failed to give her CPR for over 7 minutes. NBC 4’s I-...