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🫀AHA certified CPR instructor & Stop The Bleed Instructor with 10+ years of experience as an instructor combined with real life experience in Emergency Services.

05/24/2025

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05/19/2025

🚨 Stroke Recognition Saves Lives! 🚑
Learn the Cincinnati Stroke Scale – a quick 3-step tool to help spot a stroke FAST.

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🧠 1. Facial Droop
➡️ Ask: “Can you smile for me?”
✅ Normal: Both sides of the face move equally
❌ Abnormal: One side droops or doesn’t move

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🖐️ 2. Arm Drift
➡️ Ask: “Close your eyes and hold both arms straight out, palms up.”
✅ Normal: Both arms stay level
❌ Abnormal: One arm drifts or can’t be lifted

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🗣️ 3. Speech
➡️ Ask: “Can you say: ‘The sky is blue in Cincinnati’?”
✅ Normal: Clear speech, correct words
❌ Abnormal: Slurred, wrong words, or unable to speak

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⏱️ If even ONE of these is abnormal, call 911 immediately!
Time is brain — early action can save a life or prevent long-term disability. 🧠❤️

📤 Share this post to spread awareness. You could save a life.

05/14/2025

Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI): Know the Signs, Save a Life

Traumatic Brain Injuries are often invisible at first—but the damage can be life-threatening. TBIs occur when a blow or jolt to the head disrupts normal brain function. Even a seemingly minor head injury can have serious consequences if not recognized early.

Key Warning Signs:
• Unequal pupils (one larger than the other)
• Repeated vomiting or nausea
• Confusion, disorientation, or slurred speech
• Loss of consciousness (even briefly)
• Severe headache that worsens
• Seizures
• Clear fluid leaking from nose or ears

What to Do:
• Call 911 immediately if you observe these signs. Time is critical.
• Keep the person still and prevent further injury.
• Monitor breathing and responsiveness while waiting for EMS.

Early recognition can prevent permanent damage—or even save a life. Don’t wait. Learn the signs. Take action.

Barnes CPR & First Aid – Equipping you with the tools to respond when it matters most.

05/13/2025

Your mental health is just as important as your physical health.

Life can be heavy sometimes, and you don’t have to carry it alone.
Take a moment to:
• Check on your loved ones
• Check on your friends
• Check on your spouse
• Check on your coworkers

A simple text or call could make a bigger difference than you know.
Let’s keep the conversation going. Let’s support one another.

Mental Health Awareness. Su***de Prevention. Compassion.
You are not alone. Your story isn’t over;

05/11/2025

CPR Saves Lives — Be Ready This Summer!

Did you know that cardiac arrest cases spike during the summer months due to heat, outdoor activities, and increased physical exertion? Every second counts in an emergency — and bystander CPR can double or even triple a person’s chances of survival.

Learn CPR and be the difference between life and death.

Our certified CPR classes are designed for everyday people who want to be prepared — for their families, their neighbors, and their communities. Whether you’re at the park, the pool, or a family BBQ, the knowledge and confidence to act could save someone you love.

Pricing:
• $65 per person
• $50 each if you bring a friend!

Invest a few hours — gain life-saving skills that last a lifetime.

Book your class today and take a powerful step toward protecting the people around you.

05/08/2025

Did you know a person can bleed to death from an arterial injury in under 2 minutes?
This type of bleeding is fast, forceful, and often bright red—spurting in rhythm with the heartbeat. It doesn’t take long for someone to lose enough blood to fall unconscious or die if help doesn’t come quickly.

Uncontrolled bleeding is one of the leading causes of preventable death after a traumatic injury. According to the National Trauma Institute, up to 35% of pre-hospital deaths in trauma cases are due to exsanguination—massive blood loss. These are lives that could often be saved with timely first aid and bleeding control.

In many cases, bystanders are the first and only line of defense until emergency responders arrive. A tourniquet, firm pressure, or even knowing how to pack a wound can literally mean the difference between life and death.

But here’s the problem:
Most people don’t act—not because they don’t care, but because they don’t know what to do. First aid training removes fear and replaces it with confidence.

At Barnes CPR & First Aid, we’re here to change that. We teach you how to respond—not freeze—when life is on the line.

Learn first aid. Be the help until help arrives.
You may never know whose life you’ll save… but they’ll never forget it.

Give me a follow, message to book a class, or visit our website to learn more.

05/04/2025

I TEACH MORE THAN CPR.

I get it, CPR is more demanding than first aid for certifications, for most jobs.

But First Aid Saves Lives — And It’s More Than Just CPR

Knowing CPR is critical, but first aid goes far beyond that. Emergencies don’t wait for professionals to arrive — and sometimes, what you do in those first few minutes can mean the difference between life and death.

Would you know how to stop life-threatening bleeding? What if someone was poisoned? Bitten by an animal? Burned? Choking? These aren’t rare emergencies — they happen every day, in homes, workplaces, schools, and public spaces.

First aid isn’t just for healthcare professionals — it’s for parents, teachers, coaches, coworkers, and everyday people. It’s for you.

Investing a few hours to learn first aid could save a life. Maybe even someone you love.

Be the help until help arrives. Learn first aid. Be ready.

05/01/2025

𝐈𝐧 𝐦𝐲, 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡.

I’ve seen a husband grieve his newlywed wife, a child take their final breath, and I’ve literally held a person together in their final moments.

I don’t just teach life-saving skills, I’m passionate about building safer, stronger communities.

It starts right here, in Kentucky. There are many medical reasons as to why, they are important to understand. But when I go home and I hug my girls and I see them after a long, rough shift, they are my “why.” They are every reason why. And when a child runs up to me and smiles at church, they are why.

04/29/2025

“You Can’t Hurt Them—They’re Already Dead.”

Let’s talk about one of the biggest fears people have about performing CPR: “What if I hurt them?”
I get it, it’s scary. You don’t want to cause pain, break ribs, or do the wrong thing. But here’s a powerful truth that every rescuer, professional or bystander, needs to know:

If someone is in cardiac arrest, they’re already clinically dead.
Their heart isn’t beating. Blood isn’t flowing. Oxygen isn’t reaching the brain. In that moment, you can’t make things worse—but you can make them better.

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Let’s bust the myth:

Yes, doing CPR properly can break ribs.
You’re pressing 2–2.4 inches deep into the chest at 100–120 compressions per minute. It’s forceful—it has to be. That pressure is what keeps blood circulating, supplying vital oxygen to the brain and organs until professional help arrives.

But guess what? Broken ribs can heal. A dead brain can’t.

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Doing nothing is the real harm.

When someone collapses from sudden cardiac arrest, their chance of survival drops by 7–10% every minute without CPR or defibrillation. That’s why immediate action matters. It’s not about perfect technique—it’s about trying.

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You are their best chance.
Not the bystander who “waits for EMS.”
Not the person who hesitates out of fear.
You. Right there, right now.

If you ever find yourself in that moment, remember this:

Push hard. Push fast. Don’t be afraid. You’re not hurting them—you’re helping them live.

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Be the reason someone gets another chance at life. Learn CPR. Share this post. You never know who might need you!

Send me a message to learn more about CPR and how to get involved in keeping your community safe!

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