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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Sleep’s Affect on Heart Disease – BLS Basics
A marriage exists between two necessary parts of living – the need for a solid night’s sleep and cardiac health. Yet it is often a love-hate relationship between sleep and our heart. Indeed, to be lacking in either can lead to a rapid decline in overall wellness. How is this possible?
Posted in Health Tips, Random, Uncategorized Tagged Basic Life Support, BLS, cardiac disease and health, high blood pressure and sleep, sleep, sleep and wellness, sleep disorders Comments closed
Basic Life Support Training Orange County
For most, beginning the day without a morning cup of java is unthinkable. In fact, coffee is the mainstay breakfast beverage for over 80% of the adult US population. So how does drinking coffee every day affect your heart? The answer might surprise you.
Posted in Emergency Tips, Health Tips, Random Tagged BLS, coffee and blood pressure, coffee and heart attacks, Coffee and heart disease, CPR, CPR Training, tips to lowering blood pressure Comments closed
Choking and CPR
Few things are more frightening than choking on a piece of food or inhaling fluid. That terrifying moment when you cannot get a breath and reflexively begin coughing is not soon forgotten. Yet it happens all the time. Do you know what to do when a loved one chokes?
Posted in Classes, Emergency Tips, Health Tips, Parenting, Training Comments closed
Keeping St. Patrick’s Day Lucky – CPR and Heart Disease (part 2)
“I besot myself to rich Irish spirits and awoke the next day forlorn, ‘tis true. Me luck’s run out this and me good heart’s abandoned this most sorrowful morn’.” Is it possible to celebrate and avoid risky behavior that can lead to heart attack? Yes! Find out how.
Posted in Emergency Tips, Health Tips, Random, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged CPR, drinking and heart attack, excessive alcohol consumption, heart attack, St. Patrick's Day Comments closed
States Move to Protect Good Samaritans Performing CPR
Sad but true, we live in an extremely litigious society – one where a good Samaritan can actually be sued for trying to save a life. How does the good Samaritan law work? Check out this week's blog post!
Keeping St. Patrick’s Day Lucky – BLS and Heart Disease
“T’was the day o’ the Irish when me laddies and lassies imbue the Irish whiskey a bit freer than most days…alas, t’was also the day me heart cried out.”
How to party with the Irish and save your heart.
Posted in Emergency Tips, Health Tips, Random, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged CPR, drinking, excessive alcohol and heart disease, heart attack, heart disease, St. Patrick's Day Comments closed
Basic First Aid for Children
There is no question society has become more active and with the many different opportunities for athletic events, water and snow activities, dance and gymnastics offered to children, it’s no wonder the risk for injury has increased somewhat with our younger population. Would you know what to do to give assistance during the first few minutes after an injury occurred until professional help arrives?
Posted in Classes, Emergency Tips, First Aid, Health Tips, Parenting, Training Comments closed
Stopping Strokes and CPR
Called “the Power to End Stroke Movement”, the American Heart Association's program provides education about the risk factors leading to possible stroke. Learn how you can join the movement.
Posted in Classes, Emergency Tips, First Aid, Health Tips, Random, Training Tagged American Heart Association CPR, CPR, CPR Certification, Orange County CPR Classes, stroke, symptoms of stroke Comments closed
Recent Studies Point to Effectiveness of Compression-Only CPR
Followers of this blog will note a subtle yet significant shift in the administering of CPR, away from mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and more towards a hands-only technique. How does Hands-Only CPR work? How effective is it?
Why Children Should Learn the Basics of Life Support