Heat-related illnesses are progressive, ranging from mild symptoms to life-threatening conditions. Heat cramps are the earliest sign of heat illness. These are hard, tense and painful muscle cramps of the hands, calves, feet, thighs or arms. Heat exhaustion can occur as a result of a rising internal temperature and dehydration. Signs of heat […]
Read MoreThe Importance of AEDs
The Importance of AEDs (Automated External Defibrillator) Staying Alive Offers FREE Inspections AEDs are an important tool to help people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. While very sophisticated and powerful, the equipment is easy to use. AEDs frequently save lives while waiting on EMTs to arrive. Deanna recently visited a 55+ community for training. While she […]
Read MoreSummer Heat Affects Pets Too
Heat stroke can be caused by pets being in confined spaces with little or no ventilation or without sufficient water, over exertion and stress. Dogs cool themselves by panting, passing cooler air over their gums and tongue. Short-nosed breeds (Pekinese, Boxers, Pugs) are more susceptible to overheating as their “radiator” (mouth and gums) are too […]
Read MoreSummer Heat Safety Tips
Whether it’s your first summer in Arizona or your 100th, we all need reminders of how to deal with summer heat. Simple steps can make a huge difference in your health. Top Ten Hot Weather Tips Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of fluids. Avoid dehydrating liquids: alcohol, coffee, tea and caffeinated soft drinks can hurt more […]
Read MoreWhat Can You Do?
Let’s save more lives. When ordinary people, not just doctors and EMTs, are equipped with the skills to perform CPR, especially if performed immediately, it can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival. Help us add thousands of lifesavers to our communities. Join us in supporting the American Heart Association to ensure all students, […]
Read MoreHands-Only CPR
Did you know that 70 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in homes? Statistically speaking, if you are called on to give CPR in an emergency, you will most likely be trying to save the life of someone you love: a spouse, a parent, a child or a friend. Staying Alive is encouraging participation from […]
Read MoreHappy 10th Anniversary
The story below is about a dad and his son but it could just as easily be told by one of the moms who have attended a training class with Staying Alive. THIS is why we do what we do! Staying Alive grew initially from Deanna Young’s need to help her youngest child who had […]
Read MoreEven Super Moms Need a Break!
Whether working outside the home, full time inside the home or some mix of both, moms do occasionally need a break. (We hope you give her a special treat on May 8th!) Often to make that happen, Mom needs a babysitter. It could be a family member, a sibling or a person hired specifically […]
Read MoreHike Safely with your Pet
Here in Arizona, a super common thing this time of year for us pet lovers is to hike with our pets, because we are cooped up during the hot summer months. The weather is warming up, yet still moderate. We have beautiful blue skies most days. Birds are chirping. What better thing to do than […]
Read MoreI’m a woman and I want help!
For the first time, someone has studied how a victim’s gender plays a role in the performance of CPR. In a study of 20,000 cases of cardiac arrest, CPR was done on only 39% of the women who needed it by bystanders and bystanders did CPR for 45% of the men who needed it. First […]
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