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Anti Choking Training Vest for learning Abdominal Thrust or Heimlich maneuver, while practicing AHA protocols. Additionally, the red trainer features a Back Blow Pad for practicing ARC and ERC protocols. Complete with 10 foam plugs.
1. Pull the vest on, cinch the waist belt and drop a foam plug into the ‘airway’
2. Place your hands in the correct position, between the navel and ribcage
3. Deliver a quick, upward Abdominal Thrust Maneuver (Heimlich)
4. The Act+Fast trainer can be used standing, sitting, on the ground or even for choking self-rescue by using a counter or chair
Intended for use under the direction of CPR Instructors
Warning: Do not aim foam plug at eyes.
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It is not necessary to have all of the signs for it to be an allergy. If you suspect an allergic reaction and the victim has trouble breathing or dizziness, it is probably anaphylaxis.Call 911 immediately if you suspect anaphylaxis.
Two studies published in March looked at the incidence of dog bites in kids. One determined that kids under 5 are more likely than older kids to get bites and the bites are more severe.
The other study looked at seasonal dog bites and showed that dog bites increase during the summer months. There are a few possibilities for this, not the least of which is that kids and dogs are more likely to be near each other when school’s out of session.
Kids should learn how to handle being around dogs, especially those they don’t know. Teach your kids to avoid dog bites and to avoid strays.
Debbie Woo – First Aid Instructor
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On my way to an About.com gathering in New York City last week, I watched an episode of Dr. Oz’s show on the headrest of the airplane seat in front of me. Actually, I didn’t watch the whole thing, just the part about saving lives.
Dr. Oz invited a paramedic affiliated with the American Heart Association to come on the show and teach audience members how to do the Heimlich maneuver, how to do CPR (only chest compressions) and how to use an AED.
Overall, I really liked the segment. CPR for adults doesn’t need to take very long, and Oz and the paramedic were able to burn out these three life-saving tools in less than 15 minutes — as well as a short video from a hidden camera showing diners at a restaurant NOT responding to a choking victim.
I especially want to applaud using the paramedic to teach all three of these. Dr. Oz might be a cardiologist, but I’d venture a paramedic with a career as long as his has done quite a bit more CPR than he has.
I have a critique and a comment about this segment. The comment is just a point that slapping the back of a choking victim is always skipped in segments like this. There’s very little — if any — evidence to support that. Indeed, so little evidence that the American Red Cross has added back slapping back into its recommendations as has the European equivalent of the American Heart Association.
The critique has to do with the AED portion. Dr. Oz and the paramedic showed how to use the AED after they showed how to do chest compressions. Unfortunately, it gave the impression that using the AED and doing CPR are two different actions. They are, but they only work together. The AED doesn’t always shock and if it doesn’t, then CPR needs to be done.
I liked the segment, but if you really want to know about saving lives, take a true CPR class. Shows like Dr. Oz are really good at demonstrating what we should all know, but you can’t get what you need from passively watching a television show (or from reading a website). You need to get down on the floor and start pushing on the manikin’s chest.
One more thing: during the part on doing chest compressions, Dr. Oz told the audience to point to someone and order that person to call 911. That’s good advice, but I’ll take it one step further — tell the 911 caller what to say. There have been a few 911 calls from people who don’t know why they are calling. They just know that someone told them to call. Give specifics. “You call 911 and tell them a woman has collapsed” is better than “you call 911.”
Someone having a heart attack may experience any or all of the following:
A heart attack occurs when an artery supplying your heart with blood and oxygen becomes partially or completely blocked. This loss of blood flow injures or destroys part of your heart muscle. A heart attack generally causes chest pain for more than 15 minutes, but it can also have no symptoms at all.
Many people who experience a heart attack have warning symptoms hours, days or weeks in advance. The earliest warning sign of an attack may be ongoing episodes of chest pain that start when you’re physically active, but are relieved by rest.
If you or someone else may be having a heart attack:
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Shock is a life-threatening condition. Immediate medical care can make the difference between life and death.
Signs of shock (most of which will be present) include:
Also, a person in shock usually has an abnormal increase in heart rate and an abnormal decrease in blood pressure.
Shock may occur in response to a sudden illness or injury. When the body loses too much blood or fluids, the circulatory system cannot get enough blood to the vital organs, and shock results.
Shock is a life-threatening condition. Immediate medical care is required any time shock is suspected.
Next Kelowna First Aid Course December 13.09 or January 10.2010 ( Standard / Emergency / Child Care / CPR )
Next Kamloops First Aid Course January 09.2010 ( Standard / Emergency / Child Care / CPR )
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Red Cross - Kelowna First Aid Course
In Canada, first aid certificates are awarded by one of several national organizations including the Red Cross, the Lifesaving Society and St. John Ambulance. Or they can also be issued by sub-national organizations. The terms “Emergency First Aid” and “Standard First Aid” are generic and based on a Health Canada (a federal department of the Government of Canada) review and approval of a training organization’s curriculum / syllabus (training content), standards and other factors. Workplace safety regulations and standards for first aid vary by province depending on occupation. However, as some occupations are governed by federal, not provincial, workplace safety regulations, such as the transportation industry (marine, aviation, rail), trainees need to confirm with their employer as to exactly what specific training and certification standards comply with the applicable regulatory agencies, federal or provincial.
CPR certification in Canada is broken into several levels. Depending on the level, the lay person will learn the basic one-person CPR and choking procedures for adults, and perhaps children, and infants. Higher-level designations also require two-person CPR to be learned. Depending on provincial laws, trainees may also learn the basics ofautomated external defibrillation (AED).[5]
International First Aid Day
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Two Remembrance Day parades will involve temporary road closures on Saturday November 11th between 10:15 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
The Royal Canadian Legion Parade downtown will mean the closure of:
Ceremonies will take place at the Cenotaph in Veendam Gardens in City Park. Once the ceremonies are complete the parade will proceed up Lawrence Avenue to Ellis Street, necessitating the closure of this section of Lawrence Avenue between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., as well as Ellis Street, from Lawrence Avenue to Bernard Avenue. The Lawrence and Pandosy intersection will be closed to north south traffic during this time, with the exception of transit buses.
Source; Castanet.net
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