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CPR saves baby’s life

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This story is about a 10-month old baby who almost drowned and died. It all started with the usual daily routine of bathing baby while he is having fun in his safety bath seat. But oops, Mommy forgot the [...]

June 1-7 is National CPR/AED Awareness Week

In case of an emergency, would you know how perform a CPR? Or use an AED?
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. AED is the abbreviation for automated external defibrillator. And this week is National CPR/AED Awareness Week.
But why are CPR and AED important?
A CDC report estimates that 47% of cardiac deaths happen before the arrival of [...]

Hands-only CPR works as well as standard CPR - AMA

Good news for the squeamish: The American Heart Association said Monday that hands-only CPR — a series of deep presses on the victim’s chest until paramedics arrive — works just as well as standard CPR for sudden cardiac arrest in adults.
Experts hope that this new standard will increase the likelihood of a bystander to jump [...]

The Emergency Game Plan

On Friday, our son started choking and had trouble breathing. When my husband and I couldn’t help him(using our basic layman first aid skills), I called 911 for help.
Incredibly, instead of an operator, I got a recorded message which stated that all lines were busy and that I should hold on the line until [...]

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