Women Are Less Likely to Receive Bystander CPR

Bystanders are the key to survival of individuals experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. The prompt administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) significantly increases the victim’s chance of survival. However, research reveals a troubling trend: women are less likely to receive bystander CPR. Why are women less likely to […]

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Stop the Bleed Month

May is Stop the Bleed Month! This awareness campaign is dedicated to encouraging the public to get first aid training so they can feel empowered to help during a bleeding emergency. Get trained Blood loss can quickly become life-threatening. A person experiencing severe bleeding can die within only a few minutes. According to the STOP […]

Kitchen Partnership for Thanksgiving

My wife is notorious for burning the first batch of cookies – every time she makes them. Fortunately, she does most of her baking as we approach Thanksgiving and tapers off after Christmas celebrations. Her propensity to burn the cookies is not because she is neglectful, but because she is in and out of the […]

Life-Saving at Camp

What happens when a person suddenly becomes unresponsive due to a heart attack, drowning or other cardiac arrest situation?  They need an AED machine – and quickly – that’s what! Over the past couple of years, we have had the privilege of supplying AED (Automated External Defibrillator) machines to various organizations with monies they received […]

Meet Safety First Instructor, Carissa Jackson

Carissa Jackson is a Licensed Massage Therapist, practicing since 2003.  She has such a passion for sharing knowledge about anatomy and physiology that she became a massage instructor for Heritage Institute and the Florida School of Advanced Bodywork, where she taught numerous modalities as well as CPR & First Aid for 7 years, collectively.  Currently, […]