When it comes to ensuring safe and healthful work conditions, we tend to focus on finding and fixing commonly recognized hazards such as clearly preventable injuries and illnesses. While these dangers ...

THE typical response to sudden cardiac arrest is not the stuff of Hollywood movies or TV medical dramas. Rarely is the most-trained, clearest-thinking person on the scene first, taking charge and ...

A clicking noise held a steady tempo. The sound filtered through the small gym at Fern Creek High School as coaches, both new and veteran, were trained in first-aid response, including how to do CPR ...

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, at any time — including during routine activities. Additionally, this type of medical emergency doesn’t just happen to middle-aged adults or the elderly.

The American Heart Association maintains a training center through a partnership with the University at Buffalo, Recreation Department. CPR, AED and First Aid Training is available to the UB community ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur across the country each year. That is why a fast response ...

Emergencies and disasters can strike at any time and have severe consequences on the health and safety of the community. Sacramento State's Emergency Management Program encourages all students, ...

Cardiac arrest, which often leads to a heart attack, is frighteningly common: every minute of every day there is another victim, according to the American Red Cross. Almost 80% of cardiac arrests ...

In response to a new Institute of Medicine report on improving cardiac arrest survival rates, the Red Cross is taking a key first step in convening those who can make a significant difference in ...

When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to do. He and another bystander put her flat on her back and checked her pulse (faint) and her ...

Fort Riley Fire and Emergency Services staff provide a class for CPR and AED training monthly for several groups associated with the installation. “The class is for all Garrison employees, DOD, ...

ROSCOE — The Beloit Health System Occupational Health Center will offer a class on first aid, CPR and automatic external defibrillator training from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 21 at NorthPointe Wellness ...