For the first time, someone has studied how a victim’s gender plays a role in the performance of CPR. In a study of 20,000 cases of cardiac arrest, CPR was done on only 39% of the women who needed it by bystanders and bystanders did CPR for 45% of the men who needed it. First […]
Read MoreSuccessful study of AEDs
Good Morning! Rise and shine! Time to go to the gym! What???!!! Yes, it’s time to get up and go. Go get some exercise and take care of our bodies. Many people do just this day after day. It is a fabulous thing to do. But the reality is that the very thing that is […]
Read MoreSCARE of a lifetime
Halloween is a time that many look forward to, and hope to get scared a little, like in a haunted house. So, with Halloween just around the corner, it is so appropriate that this topic come up. This is really scary. Life threatening, scary. Those of you who have been to my classes recently have […]
Read MoreMarijuana and kids
Marijuana is being found to have many medical uses, such as, for pain and post traumatic stress. With it becoming more and more accessible, we must look at the possibility that children will gain access to it. We are seeing this with the opioid epidemic we are experiencing across the nation. Many opioids are prescribed […]
Read MoreBugs! Eeeewwwww!!!!
Well, for most of us, it is that time of year. LOTS of bugs, everywhere. Here in Arizona, we have had some rain, and that means the mosquitos are out in full force, as well as many other little critters. Some of these critters can transmit disease, so what are we to do? WebMD offers […]
Read MoreArizona receives an F
Gee does that grab your attention? It should. I found this article and decided to see where our state fell in the report. State of Safety Report Grades States on Preventable Deaths and Accidents Frightening. I was just working with my son yesterday on a Driver’s Ed assignment. This is his first week of […]
Read MoreCPR saves lives
Life is about moments. How do you want to remember your moments? I know that I want to remember the good times. I want to know that I was a good person and that I did all that I could in every situation. I want no regrets. Many people are afraid to help someone else. […]
Read MoreBe Safe This Halloween
Happy Halloween!!!! What a fun time of year! Decorating, dressing up, trick or treating, cooler weather. So much fun! But this can also, be a scary time of year, and I don’t just mean ghosts and goblins and zombies. Masks for costumes can make it difficult to see. Kids can dart in and out of […]
Read MoreTrain Often
It is SO important to renew CPR and First Aid training. You just never know when you will need it. In the following video from ABC News, a gym teacher had just taken a refresher course 3 days before a student collapsed in class. Knowing what to do in an emergency can help you, too, […]
Read MoreBack to School Sports Season
We are in full “back-to-school” mode. School sports are starting up, again, too. And there are SO many health issues that kids (and sometimes parents and coaches) don’t know about or just don’t want to think about. Let’s look at just a couple…. Heat and hydration: We of the Phoenix valley must take heat and […]
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