November is National Family Caregivers Month, recognizing and honoring family caregivers who spend hours each day taking care of relatives or loved ones. It’s a difficult and sometimes thankless job. More than 65 million people in the US provide home
Fall back 2017
Daylight savings time comes to end on Sunday November 5th at 2 am. At 2 am it becomes 1 am, again. It sounds rather confusing when you have to write it out. Basically we set our clocks back an hour
National Diabetes Month 2017
November is National Diabetes Month, and the theme for 2017 is Managing Diabetes – It’s Not Easy, But It’s Worth It. This year’s theme was chosen to emphasize how diabetes affects more than just your blood sugar, it also affects
Halloween Safety Tips 2017
When my kids were little I planned things in advance. Now that they’re older I’ve become more of a procrastinator. Trick or treat is in a few days and we still need to decorate our house and buy candy. The
Can you learn CPR at work?
Earlier this month I wrote about an AHA study from last June, Are you prepared for an SCA at work? The study found that over 50% of employees did not know where their workplace AED was located. Only 35% of
Preparing for natural disaster
We’re over halfway through September and I just now realized it’s National Emergency Preparedness Month. After a busy off-line summer and the rush to get everyone back to school AND organizing a major fundraiser, I forgot to plan something to
Are you prepared for SCA at work?
This past June the American Heart Association published 2 studies, and the results were sobering. Most employees would not know how to handle a cardiac arrest emergency because they do not have access to CPR and First Aid training at
How to remove a tick
I was thinking about ticks in a class earlier this week. And then I saw an interesting post on Facebook about ticks. So today I thought I’d write about ticks. The best way to remove a tick is with tweezers
Training school staff
I had an interesting conversation in a BLS class the other day with a school nurse. Her school district did not want to require, or fund, teachers taking CPR and First Aid classes. The district is actually discouraging training. Not
Winter weather announcements 2016-2017
It’s that time of the year when it snows and we have cold weather. Snow and ice create slippery and dangerous road conditions, and can impact the class schedule. My weather policy is posted here: https://coastalcpr.com/rescheduling-classes-due-to-weather/. Basically, if school is