What is a BLS Certification? Basic Life Support (BLS) training is a must-have first-aid resuscitation in emergencies until professional medical help arrives. The BLS technique is useful when a person suffers from health issues like drowning, choking, feels unconscious, or encounters cardiac arrest. Taking BLS training helps in providing first-aid care to victims during emergencies […]
Dougherty County emergency responders see near and accidental drownings involving children quite often this time of year. Sometimes three in one day. They say knowing how and when to give them CPR can shave precious minutes, and save lives. “The quicker you can get blood circulation through an external compression, the better chance they have […]
A recent study published in the Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine Journal shows that more frequent CPR training is necessary for maximum retention. As a result of this study, different organizations are doing what they can to update their CPR training requirements. Specifically, at Indiana University Health, leaders changed their policy to require all of […]
