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Snow capped mountains. Swooshing along powdery trails. The draw of skiing is broad. It attracts all sorts of people, at different levels of fitness. The sport requires physical exertion, and injuries are common. But other issues can occur as well. With any sports activity there is a risk of cardiac… Read More

In the United States, someone (like you or someone you love) has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Every year, about 805,000 people (like you or someone you love) in the United States have a heart attack. That is well over 2,000 cases every day. Early detection and rapid treatment… Read More

Entrusting the care of your child/children to others, especially people who are essentially strangers, can be an anxiety laden experience.  Like any good parent, the desire to know “the essentials” is something that it all boils down to.  Is that company or location prepared for any emergencies that might occur? … Read More

NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, November 7, 2021 — The City of North  Charleston, AED Team, North Charleston Fire Department, and the Lowcountry  Resuscitation Alliance joined forces to install a public Automated External Defibrillator  (AED) with… Read More

The AHA is campaigning for all workplaces to implement a First Aid, CPR, and AED training program, along with public access to AEDs. According to the AHA, 50% of American employees are unable to locate the AED in their own work space. With 10,000 cardiac arrests in workplaces each year,… Read More

On a crisp March evening in 2021, Scott LaBombard and friends gathered at the Municipal Playground in Westfield, Massachusetts for a game of pickleball.  LaBombard, who also serves as President of the Little League Association, had been trained in CPR and to use an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED).  He had… Read More

The short and simple answer is, at home. More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital setting. The American Heart Association reports, 70% of cardiac arrests that happen outside of the hospital, happen at home. Only about 18% of cardiac arrests happen in a public setting. Read More

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a critical skill that is required for lifeguard certification. CPR is taught in both Heartsaver (HS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) classes and includes adult, child, and infant CPR and AED use. The Heartsaver course also has an optional First Aid course.  While… Read More

If you’re going to entrust the care of your child/children to others, naturally one of the things you’ll want to know is if that organization is prepared for any emergencies that might occur.  What training does each of the day care center staff have to cope with situations that… Read More

We all know kids absorb a tremendous amount of knowledge in their years of schooling leading up to age 18. Young minds have a capacity to learn and often apply what they know at a faster rate than adults. It should come as no surprise that… Read More