Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR is a first aid procedure that involves rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation) and chest compressions. This emergency procedure is crucial in saving the life of someone who has stopped breathing or experienced cardiac arrest. Some causes of cardiac arrest in babies are major illness or major injury and possibly an underlying heart […]
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When responding to a medical emergency, interviews with the patient and other individuals at the scene of emergency can provide you with vital information. Unlike other first aid situations where the injuries and its likely causes are obvious, medical emergencies can occur with no definitive clue as to the cause of the problem. The person
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Lots of people are required to be trained in first-aid or CPR for school or workplace applications. Several appliers are convinced they need to sign up for 2 individual programs, at least one for 1st aid and the other for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The good news is, most of the big Canadian first aid providers
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First Aid Ottawa supplies workplace approved CPR AED training courses at Canada’s capital. Courses that include training in management and recognition of cardiac arrest include emergency and standard first aid. These two courses teach candidates the basic skills in first aid and they are the most popular first aid and CPR courses offered through St Mark
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This is the proud first post to the Ottawa first aid and CPR community. Ottawa First Aid will begin offering first aid, CPR and re-certification courses to the Ottawa area in the Summer of 2012. Registration will be on-line, through the phone or via email. Food safe courses will also be available. Private first aid
