Americans have more fatal heart attacks during the holiday season than any other time of the year. According to a study published in Circulation, the top three days during the year for heart attacks are December 25, December 26 and January 1. WHY? Winter Weather: Regardless of where we live, researchers have found, we are […]
Read MoreBest Practices for Preventing Heat-Related Emergencies By American Safety & Health Institute
Who Is At Greater Risk of Heat Illness? Infants and young children up to 4 years of age Older adults aged 65 and older People who work in a humid environment or do outdoor work or exercise (e.g. athletes, military personnel, workers who wear protective clothing like firefighters, etc.) People who are overweight or have […]
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 MoreSCARE of a lifetime
Halloween is a time that many look forward to, and hope to get scared a little, like in a haunted house. So, with Halloween just around the corner, it is so appropriate that this topic come up. This is really scary. Life threatening, scary. Those of you who have been to my classes recently have […]
Read MoreMarijuana and kids
Marijuana is being found to have many medical uses, such as, for pain and post traumatic stress. With it becoming more and more accessible, we must look at the possibility that children will gain access to it. We are seeing this with the opioid epidemic we are experiencing across the nation. Many opioids are prescribed […]
Read MoreBugs! Eeeewwwww!!!!
Well, for most of us, it is that time of year. LOTS of bugs, everywhere. Here in Arizona, we have had some rain, and that means the mosquitos are out in full force, as well as many other little critters. Some of these critters can transmit disease, so what are we to do? WebMD offers […]
Read MoreBe Safe This Halloween
Happy Halloween!!!! What a fun time of year! Decorating, dressing up, trick or treating, cooler weather. So much fun! But this can also, be a scary time of year, and I don’t just mean ghosts and goblins and zombies. Masks for costumes can make it difficult to see. Kids can dart in and out of […]
Read MoreTrain Often
It is SO important to renew CPR and First Aid training. You just never know when you will need it. In the following video from ABC News, a gym teacher had just taken a refresher course 3 days before a student collapsed in class. Knowing what to do in an emergency can help you, too, […]
Read MoreBack to School Sports Season
We are in full “back-to-school” mode. School sports are starting up, again, too. And there are SO many health issues that kids (and sometimes parents and coaches) don’t know about or just don’t want to think about. Let’s look at just a couple…. Heat and hydration: We of the Phoenix valley must take heat and […]
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