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AED Oversight

Know Your State AED Laws

October 4, 2021AED, AED LawsCPR Training
What Is an AED Machine? An AED, or automated external defibrillator, offers life saving help to people experiencing cardiac arrest. The defibrillator machine analyzes the heart’s rhythm and then delivers an electrical shock to restore the heart’s proper rhythm. While AEDs are very sophisticated medical devices, they are considered easy to use. Some states require...
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Onsite CPR/AED and First Aid Training for School Teachers and Administrators

Onsite CPR/AED and First Aid Training for School Teachers and Administrators

October 4, 2021AED, CPR, First AidCPR Training
The Value of Teaching CPR/AED and First Aid to Teachers For many parents, the idea of having a school nurse is enough to address any potential medical issues. They never consider the need to teach first aid to schools. One problem with this philosophy is that fewer than half of the schools in this country...
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2020 AHA Out-of-Hospital Chain of Survival Updates

June 12, 2021AHA, Chain of Survival, pediatric chain of survivalCPR Training
When we originally wrote about the CPR pediatric chain of survival, the American Heart Association’s model (from 1992) had four main steps: Early access, Early CPR, Early Defibrillation, and Early Advanced care. As of the AHA’s last update in 2020, the adult and pediatric versions of the Out-of-hospital Chain of Survival now each have six...
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COVID-19 and Life-Threatening Cardiac Events 

April 16, 2021COVID-19, CPR, sudden cardiac arrestCPR Training

It’s exciting that we’re on our way to large-scale immunizations and a return to public life. At the same time, many of us have questions about the long-term impacts of the pandemic on society and on individuals. Are COVID-19 survivors at higher risk for cardiac arrest or heart attacks? What precautions should I take if…

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Do I need to be certified to administer CPR

Do I Need to be Certified to Administer CPR?

March 1, 2021compression-only CPR, CPR Certification, Good Samaritan Law, sudden cardiac arrestCPR Training

Often, people assume that laypeople aren’t allowed to perform tasks for which a certification exists. In a way, it makes sense: After all, you don’t want just anybody flying planes around or lawyers engaging in surgery. But in some matters, doing something beats doing nothing.  CPR is one of those.  Is CPR certification important?  Of…

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The Difference Between Good Samaritan Laws & Duty to Rescue Laws

January 13, 2021Good Samaritan LawCPR Training

We’ve written previously about the legal side of CPR, the mechanics of Good Samaritan laws, and common myths about CPR (including “you will get sued”). This article discusses the origin of the “Good Samaritan” concept, how these laws differ from “Duty to Rescue” laws, and how important they are. When it comes to lifesaving measures…

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CPR & Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates

October 7, 2020CPR Training

Television dramas paint a pretty rosy picture of survival rates after cardiac arrest. Studies show that laypeople in the US expect as high as 75% of people to survive after their hearts stop if they receive CPR. Unfortunately, survival rates range between 2 and 11% when cardiac arrest occurs outside the hospital.

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What Happens to the Body After Cardiac Arrest?

September 11, 2020Chain of SurvivalCPR Training

When you understand what happens to the body after cardiac arrest, and how fast, you understand how important early CPR intervention is.

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Getting Out of the Rut

January 30, 2017duehring1202

Teaching CPR trainings is what we do. We know the material. We know the video. We know when to tell our clever jokes. We know our instructor routine to a tee and can teach with our eyes shut. But, maybe this is all part of the problem… Read the full article at: http://www.cprcertificationonlinehq.com/teaching-cpr-instructor/ #cpr #cprhq…

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Your NYC Workplace Doesn’t Have An AED – But It Should

May 3, 2016duehring1202

Your NYC Workplace Doesn’t Have An AED — But It Should Some office supplies are a no-brainer; you need a printer to print things, you need phones to make calls, and you need computers to do basically everything else. But what equipment do you have to protect your workforce? An automated external defibrillator (AED) —…

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