Download this Guide as a PDF here. Cardiac arrest is a serious health condition that can affect a seemingly healthy individual of any age at any time, often without warning. Each year, more than 356,000 people in the United States alone experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. According to OSHA, there are approximately 10,000 annual cases […]
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Emergency Cardiac Care News Digest is an assortment of current events and news related to emergency cardiac care and resuscitation. Produced by Code One Training Solutions, Emergency Cardiac Care News Digest is published every Friday throughout the year. “The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths to it are
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Emergency Cardiac Care News Digest is a weekly email of assorted current events and news related to emergency cardiac care and resuscitation. Produced by Code One Training Solutions, Emergency Cardiac Care News Digest is published every Friday throughout the year. Remember, we are all part of something larger than ourselves. We are part of a
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Cardiac arrest during pregnancy is rare. However, with quick response and proper training, survival rates for both the mother and fetus are encouraging.
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When volunteering to coach a youth sport you may be asked to become CPR and first aid certified. As an American Heart Association training center, Code One offers these courses along with many others. The course you would be looking to register for is called Heartsaver & Skills Session, which includes First Aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)/ automated external defibrillator (AED) training.
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Performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) can be an intimidating experience. Not only can we possibly save a life, the act of CPR itself can be a bit strenuous. With such an important activity, many people don’t realize the importance of their own comfort in creating success. One of the key components to successful CPR is proper
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During the many stages of our journey as healthcare providers, we train to use many different tools. Early in my career one of the tools I first learned to use was the bag valve mask (BVM). The operation of the device itself is pretty simple. It’s important, however, to not let the ease of a
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Code One’s July Accelerated EMT program – our third cohort this summer – has completed their training and will be testing for state and National Registry certifications. Congratulations to this group on five fast-paced weeks of full time training and best of luck to them in their EMS careers ahead of them! Code One’s next
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Each year approximately 350,000 people die from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Effective training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) can help reduce these statistics and significantly improve a victims’ chances of survival and recovery. What is CPR? Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or CPR for short is the act
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The AED may deliver a shock if you don’t follow the pictures on the pads and place them on the adult patient with one pad on the upper left just under the left collar bone and the other pad just under the right arm. However, the AED may not be able to do an optimal
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