The 25th annual Funtastics Music Festival – Vernon, BC Canada
JUNE 26 – 29, 2009
This is a great weekend of slo-pitch and music with all proceeds going towards building new fields in the North Okanagan. This event is for adults only and is sponsored in part by Bud Light.
Each night is packed with classic rock and local favorites
Tickets are available at any Lake City Casinos – Tickets on sale June 1, 2009.
Friday Evening:
Starts 6:00pm ‘til close
Headliner – Aaron Pritchet
Actar 911 CPR First Aid Training Manikins ( Mannequins ) Industry Standard.
One CPR manikin per student; no waiting or sharing
More hands-on practice
Save money
Economical lungs adjust for both adult and child CPR
Save time after class
Heads are easy to clean and disenfect; lungs are disposable.
Realistic features
Includes all essential landmarks: larynx, xiphoid, navel, and lower rib
Actar 911 is a simple training tool that has helped millions of people learn the steps of CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation). Described as a ‘masterpiece of simplicity’ the manikin has only 5 components yet it provides all the necessary features to learn the basic steps of rescue breathing and chest compressions.
It’s simplicity also made it affordable: a first-aid training organization could acquire from 10 to 30 Actar manikins for the price of one conventional manikin. Instructors could teach everyone together, and students no longer had to share or wait for their turn to practice. Instructors also enjoyed the convenience of carrying 10 manikins in a light, compact bag.Shortly after its introduction, large community training events with names like ‘Save-A-Life-Saturday’ were taking place in cities across Canada and the USA where thousands of people were being trained in CPR.Actar 911 went on to win several awards including the prestigious Canada Award for Business Excellence. The manikin was featured on a stamp issued by Canada Post. In January 07, Actar 911 will be presented alongside other Canadian innovations in a CBC two-hour television special The Greatest Canadian Invention.Ref: http://www.studioinnova.com
Naramata First Aid seminar on tennis related injuries proved to be a success in BC. Last week a lesson on first aid shoulder slings. If you would like to take one of our fitness first aid courses or any other of our standard child first aid coutrses. contact our Training Supervisor at: (Groups welcome) http://www.okanaganfirstaid.com.
Shoulder problems, including pain, are one of the more common reasons for physician visits for musculoskeletal symptoms. The shoulder is the most movable joint in the body. However, it is an unstable joint because of the range of motion allowed. It is easily subject to injury because the ball of the upper arm is larger than the shoulder socket that holds it. To remain stable, the shoulder must be anchored by its muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Some shoulder problems arise from the disruption of these soft tissues as a result of injury or from overuse or underuse of the shoulder. Other problems arise from a degenerative process in which tissues break down and no longer function well.
Shoulder pain may be localized or may be referred to areas around the shoulder or down the arm.
Kelowna First Aid Training Center – Red Cross provides first aid courses to people and pets including dogs and cats. Latest Photo Winner in West Kelowna April 2009 event..Come check out our other courses and events.
Marg Thompson and Family have just completed a Pet First Aid Training Course in Kelowna, and have had a great time with over 14 participants in each class, a sure way to save a dogs life. Copper will now sure be safe.
Thanks for your support,
Check for future Kelowna or West Kelowna Pet first aid courses or events on castanet or our website, or contact us at info@okanaganfirstaid.com .
Kelowna First Aid event in May 2009, Scouts Canada being trained by Okanagan First Aid Training Center.
Rebecca and Timmy practising bandage care at Kelowna Location. Check website for calender of events including new events in Penticton, Peachland,Vancouver,Victoria,Winnipeg, Summerland, Vernon, and Salmon Arm.
When a cardiac arrest occurs, the fact is that only half of the victims will need a shock. The other half requires CPR resuscitation.
You deserve an automated external defibrillator (AED) that helps you all the time. And, only one AED can actually see when you are doing CPR resuscitation and help you do it well. You need more than just commands, without assistance. That’s not smart, and it’s certainly not help.
ZOLL’s AED Plus® features Real CPR Help®, a tool that is able to actually see what you are doing and provide feedback to help you do it well. Audio and visual prompts help you rescue with confidence and clarity unmatched by any other automated external defibrillator (AED).
Not pushing hard enough? It will tell you when to push harder.
Pushing hard enough? It will say, “Good compressions.”
Not pushing fast enough? A metronome will lead you to the right rate.
It will even show you the depth of each compression. In real time.
Not yet started? The AED Plus will tell you again to get started.
Compressions stopped? It will tell you to continue.
ZOLL believes an AED should not just deliver a shock. It should also help the rescuer provide high-quality cardiopulminary resuscitation cpr. That’s why you need ZOLL’sAED Plus with Real CPR Help.
A sprain (from the French espraindre – to wring) is an injury which occurs to ligaments caused by being stretched beyond their normal capacity and possibly torn. Muscular tears caused in the same manner are referred to as a strain. In cases where either ligament or muscle tissue is torn, immobilization and surgical repair may be necessary.
Bleeding, technically known as hemorrhaging or haemorrhaging (the latter is the preferred international spelling as per the World Health Organisation and many other international medical agencies) (see American and British spelling differences) is the loss of blood from the circulatory system.[1] Bleeding can occur internally, where blood leaks from blood vessels inside the body or externally, either through a natural opening such as the vagina, mouth, nose, or anus, or through a break in the skin. The complete loss of blood is referred to as exsanguination,[2] and desanguination is a massive blood loss. Loss of 10-15% of total blood volume can be endured without clinical sequelae in a healthy person, and blood donation typically takes 8-10% of the donor’s blood volume.