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. Style Snapshot BLS Certification equips individuals with essential skills for providing life-saving […]
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 […]
The American Heart Association (AHA) issued interim cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines that apply during the COVID-19 pandemic. The AHA recommended bystanders and lay rescuers everywhere — from home caregivers to sailors learning CPR onboard ships — administer “hands only” CPR without mouth-to-mouth ventilation to limit exposures to the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Style Snapshot […]
Style Snapshot Performing CPR during the COVID-19 era requires balancing life-saving action with infection risk reduction. SARS-CoV-2 spreads through the air, and CPR can generate aerosols. Following the AHA’s COVID-19 interim guidelines, rescuers should focus on safety—using personal protective equipment (PPE), minimizing exposure, and utilizing mechanical or filtered ventilation devices when possible. Standard CPR remains […]
Special precautions should be taken when resuscitating people in cardiac arrest with known or suspected COVID-19 coronavirus, according to guidance from the American Heart Association (AHA). The good news is you can learn CPR online, which could help save the life of a family member. Style Snapshot When performing CPR on a person with known […]
Less than 8 percent of people who suffer from cardiac arrest outside of the hospital survive the incident, according to the American Heart Association. To improve survivorship and better administer life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), researchers and physicians at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and North Shore University Hospital developed a novel approach called Mechanical, […]
