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Category Archives: Emergency Tips
Children’s Injuries and Sports – CPR and First Aid
Children get hurt as they play and injury is part of growing up. But what can be done to minimize the potential for childhood injury? Several steps can be taken and as responsible adults, we need to know what to do to keep our kids safe at play.
Also posted in First Aid, Health Tips, Parenting, Random Tagged BLS, BLS Training Orange County, childhood injuries, childhood trauma, children and sports injuries, CPR, CPR and First Aid, First Aid, Orange County PALS Certification, PALS Classes Orange County, PALS Training, sports injuries Comments closed
Chest Pain in Children – PALS to the Rescue (part two)
Uncommon to children is the complaint of chest pain that is related to cardiac injury or illness. Typical pediatric chest pain complaints are due to minor injury, illness or even stress. But when there is a cardiac cause for a child’s chest pain, serious concerns can be raised.
Also posted in Classes, Health Tips, Parenting, Random Tagged BLS, cardiac chest pain in children, chest pain, CPR, NRP, PALS, PALS Classes, PALS Classes Orange County, PALS Training Orange County, parental information on children's illnesses, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, pediatric chest pain Comments closed
Chest Pain in Children – PALS Training to the Rescue
Occasionally, children complain that their “chest hurts”. Of course, with an adult, one would automatically assume “chest pain” signifies heart problems. But is this the case with children’s complaints of chest discomfort?
Also posted in Classes, Health Tips, Parenting, Training Tagged BLS, cardiac chest pain in children, cardiac pain, chest pain, CPR, PALS, pals certification, PALS Certification Orange County, PALS Classes Orange County, PALS Training, PALS Training Orange County Comments closed
PALS Certification and RSV
'Tis the season for RSV. Do you know what to look for?
Also posted in Classes, Health Tips, Parenting, Training Tagged NRP, Orange County PALS Classes, Orange County PALS Training, PALS, pals certification, PALS Certification Orange County, PALS Training Orange County, respiratory distress in children, respiratory distress in infants, RSV, virus illnesses in children Comments closed
Tips for Increasing Physical Activity’s FUN and BLS
I love watching little kids at play. What would happen if we assumed that same in-the-moment focus with our own physical activity?
Also posted in Health Tips, Inspirational, Parenting, Random Tagged BLS, children's health, exercise program, Physical Activity, tips for exercising Comments closed
True Story: Toothache and the Heart Attack – ACLS
It really wasn't a toothache although she insisted on seeing her dentist - a decision which may have cost her life.
Also posted in Health Tips, Random, Training, Uncategorized Tagged ACLS, ACLS Training, chest pain, heart attack, heart attack symptoms for women, women and heart attacks Comments closed
Act FAST and ACLS
Act FAST and save someone from possible stroke. Here's how that works.
Also posted in Health Tips, Training Tagged ACLS Training, Act FAST, stroke, symptoms of stroke Comments closed
A Life Saved by CPR
He was just playing an innocent game of basket ball when suddenly his heart stopped beating. Read the story about his heroic rescue with an AED.
Also posted in Classes, Health Tips, Training Tagged AED, BLS, BLS Certification, cardiac arrest, CPR, CPR Certification, Orange County CPR Classes Comments closed
ACLS to the Rescue in Heart Failure