8 Ways to Boost Other People’s Heart Health The holiday season isn’t all about the brightly wrapped presents or the over-flowing stockings, it is a season about being near to others and sharing love with friends, family, and everyone you meet! To help others and share the love you can donate your time, money, and...
HEART-felt and Unique Gifts – Presents That Will Warm (and Save) Hearts! When the holiday season comes around, we often find ourselves unsure of what to buy for the people on our list. Dad has it all, mom is minimalistic, and the spouse doesn’t seem to want anything! It can be a daunting task to...
Heart Emergency Survival Rates – Why AEDs Need to Arrive STAT! We all know that in emergency situations, we need to react fast. The longer a person does not receive immediate medical attention, the quicker their survival rate will drop. It is for this reason that we get trained in first aid and other lifesaving...
Emergency Situations Where You Need to Use an AED There are many ways to ‘prepare’. We prepare for dinner by purchasing the ingredients necessary the day before. We prepare for a flat tire by carrying around a spare in the trunk. And we prepare for health emergencies by bringing along a first aid kit and...
Can You Actually Be Scared to DEATH?! As you wander the dimly lit streets of an unknown neighbourhood, you begin to feel the hairs on your neck stand on end. You get a nervous feeling in your stomach and then before you know it, someone has jumped from the shadows and screamed, “BOO!” If you...
Top 5 AED Training Questions That You Didn’t Know… But Need to! Using an AED is so easy that a child can do it! AED devices are made so that they are efficient, understandable, functional, and offer comprehensive instructions that are easy for anyone to follow. Although the layout and use of an AED may...
Where Are AEDs? – How to Find AED Locations You have completed your first aid training and now know how to perform CPR and use an AED. Congratulations! You have taken a big step towards improving public safety and have increased the safety of those around you. The question becomes, when an emergency does occur,...
Why First Edition Should be Your First Choice for First Aid Training & AED’s! If you Google: ‘First Aid Training Calgary,’ you will come across hundreds of different links and services that offer first aid courses. The number of options can be overwhelming, and it often is difficult to decide which one will give you...
First Aid Safety for Kids! – Tips on How to Teach Your Children Life-Saving Skills Kids feel invincible – it’s why we admire them, and fear for them at the same time. But what if something were to happen when you weren’t around, would they have the knowledge and skills to help themselves or another...
The Difference Between a Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest Someone clutches their heart and falls to the ground, rendered completely unconscious. Later in the show the doctor will emerge to inform the family member that the individual suffered a heart attack... or was it a cardiac arrest? This is a scene all too common in...
