This past week we said goodbye to a colleague and friend. Lt. Charles Gallant was a member of Rye Fire Rescue and Rye Professional Firefighters Local 4411 for 20 years. In addition to his myriad duties at the fire station,
A new purpose for an old Resusci Anne
A month or so ago I saw a post in a local Facebook group from the Albacore Museum, they were looking for a donated or loaned manikin to display some recently donated uniforms. The museum is located at Albacore Park
Epinephrine
Today in my First Aid class we had a great discussion on allergic reactions and use of epinephrine. A question came up about what to do when you’re 20 minutes or more from medical aid. The American Heart Association has
I’m moving!
I’m moving! And I’m really excited about it. Last year I moved my business into a permanent home in Cornerstone Commons in Greenland. I was sharing the space with a colleague who is an athletic trainer. The rooms were small,
Goals & Resolutions
Happy 2014! Do you start the year off with all sorts of goals and resolutions? Do you actually keep them? I’m terribly at keeping resolutions. So I don’t make them anymore. Instead I look at making small attainable goals and
Change your clocks, change your batteries, check your medicine cabinet
This morning we switched from daylight savings time to standard time. I don’t know about your house, but in mine the little kids were up over an hour earlier than they needed to be. So in that extra hour we
Looking for a new address
Last February I moved my courses to a permanent home in Greenland, NH. It was exciting and overwhelming all rolled into one. And it’s been a blast! I love having my own space to hold classes, scheduling has been so
If it’s too hot for your dog, it’s too hot for your kids.
This is something I rant about in classes sometimes. Okay, maybe more frequently in the summer months. In tonight’s news I saw this story and I’m not sure if I’m really really angry or really really sad. Maybe I’m a
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Does it matter whose name is on my card?
This is a repost from my CPRMom Blog. It’s a good post so I thought I’d repurpose it. I’ve been following an interesting discussion on an instructors forum I am on. It is one of those conversations that started out