It’s a scenario we never want to picture ourselves in, coming upon someone in cardiac arrest (meaning the heart has essentially stopped beating). Whether formally trained or not, being the critical link between cardiac arrest and survival is a responsibility we all share. An exhaustive study by the American Heart […]
Author: Chris Lloyd
First Aid Kit Essentials: What to Put in a First Aid Kit
Consider this all too real scenario: it’s a Monday morning, your home is bustling with activity as everyone is getting ready to start their day. Suddenly, the house begins to shake. You feel the vibrations under your feet as you hear plates crashing to the floor from their cabinets, the […]
How to Use a Tourniquet or Make One
In response to a public health crisis—increased rates of cardiac arrest due to an increase of heart disease in America—the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began a push to make public access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) back in 2001. Several years later, by making this tool […]