An East Haven teenager is being credited with saving his mother’s life when she went into cardiac arrest while the family was in upstate New York for a wrestling tournament. “I don’t picture myself as a hero,” 16-year-old Vincenzo “Enzo” Bunce said. “I just I picture myself as someone who just knew what to do […]

This week is CPR/AED awareness week – How can you make a difference? When cardiac arrest occurs outside of the hospital, survival depends on immediate CPR, and unfortunately, almost 90% of people who suffer cardiac arrests die, according to AHA statistics. This week commemorating CPR and AED education marks the perfect time to make sure […]

Something didn’t sound right to Brie Salloum as she was getting ready for school one morning in early April. Weird noises echoed in the upstairs hallway. She compares the sounds to elongated snores, or deep, muffled gurgles. Brie walked into her parents’ bedroom and found her father, Ray, lying in bed and gasping for breath. […]

Anyone can learn CPR, is your team ready to save a life? UniFirst First Aid + Safety/UniFirst First Aid + Safety offers weekly CPR classes for companies and groups, our CPR, AED, and First Aid training program will help employers meet OSHA and other federal and state regulatory requirements for training employees on how to […]

May is National “Stop the Bleed Month” Here are some important tips to share External blood is when blood leaves the body through any type of wound. First aid responders should be competent at dealing with major blood loss. There are broadly three different types of bleeding: arterial, venous and capillary. How much blood do […]

Group CPR Classes & Group First Aid Classes Anyone can learn CPR, is your firm ready to save a life? #cprreadytosavealife UniFirst First Aid + Safety offers weekly CPR classes for companies and groups, UniFirst First Aid + Safety’s CPR, AED and First Aid training program will help employers meet OSHA and other federal and […]

Fire Safety Month Fire safety is taught and practiced from the earliest days of kindergarten—we all remember “Stop, Drop, and Roll”—but preparedness training should never end. Workplace fires pose a risk across all industries, making fire safety training and policies an essential part of keeping employees, customers, and the surrounding community safe. According to OSHA,1 […]

One minute, Kyle Woods was exchanging high-fives with his parents as he approached the end of his first half-marathon. The next, the seemingly healthy 24-year-old was laying on the asphalt in full cardiac arrest — unconscious and unresponsive while EMTs, paramedics and a firefighter worked frantically to revive him. For 12 minutes, they took turns […]

Whether the workplace is an office or a construction site, it has two common traits — valuable employees who may be injured or become ill and the need to protect them with adequate first aid procedures. The good health and resulting productivity of employees is one area that is often overlooked as a means of […]

CPR and AED training for coaches is now required before the next school year, but it comes at a cost At some Georgia high schools, if a student-athlete needs CPR, there wouldn’t be anyone around certified to help. The American Heart Association estimates less than 10 percent of students in that situation would survive. “Brain […]