3 First Aid Myths
Having medical training or knowing how to do CPR is a handy skill to have. In any emergency situation, it can save a…
Heart Attack? Chest Pain May Not Be a Symptom
If you are looking for a sudden crushing chest pain, clutching at the chest and collapse in order to diagnose a…
4 Criteria for When to Stop CPR
We usually focus on when to give someone CPR and it’s performed. What many people don’t learn is when to…
Using Waveform Capnography in Cardiac Arrest
Let’s talk for a moment about one of the latest and greatest tools recommended to be used in cardiac…
Hands-Only CPR: Why We Do NOT Give Breaths Anymore (Sometimes)
Perhaps you’ve heard of it, but there is a new approach to CPR called “Hands-Only CPR”…
Recognizing the Signs of Stroke
Just a few hours ago I was helping load a patient into a helicopter to be flown to UT Medical Center. This…
What is a concussion?
Undoubtedly, when teaching our First Aid classes, we get asked about concussions. Concussions are a topic that up…
7 Signs You May Have a Food Allergy
You may already know you have a food allergy, but allergies present in different ways in different people. Here…
