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How Hit Songs Are Helping Save Lives, One Beat At a time.
In an effort to help train first responders in hands-only CPR, New York Presbyterian Hospital has released a 40-song playlist whose beats per minute match the ...
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The 10 second race – A simple explanation for eye wash station compliance
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that each day about 2,000 U.S. workers have a job-related eye injury that requires medical treatment. Chemical burns ...
Read MoreHand Safety & OSHA Requirements, What You Need To Know
Hand injuries, including injury to fingernails and fingers, are often written off as first-aid usage and near-misses. Many workers consider the use of gloves hard to ...
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4 Fireworks Safety Tips To Keep You and Your Family Safe This 4th of July
Be safe this 4th of July holiday and prevent accidents from fireworks. 1 – Leave Fireworks to the Professionals The best way to protect your family ...
Read MoreCentral Texas officer honored by city after performing CPR
Officer Justin Gonzales was honored for performing CPR on an unresponsive woman. (Source: City of West Police Department/Facebook) WEST, TX (KXXV) – A West police officer ...
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CPR Training Saves Baby
CPR Training Saves Baby Clarintje Kopra, a St. Maarten Academy high school graduate and one of the volunteers of Red Cross St. Maarten, used her CPR ...
Read MoreIs Apple Watch a Life Saver?
William Monzidelis says he is thankful to being alive today and that he owes it all to his Apple smart watch. William was working at their ...
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8 Tips For Safer Driving This 4th of July
NSC Urges Drivers to Take Control of Their Safety This July 4th National Safety Council calculations indicate 164 people may be killed on the road during ...
Read MoreThink Electric Hand Dryers are Clean? This Might Change Your Mind…
Using paper towels to dry your hands is far more hygienic than using electric hand dryers. Using hand dryers actually increases the amount of bacteria on ...
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How can your hands possibly have 25% more germs after washing?…
Many soap dispensers in public places are contaminated with potentially harmful bacteria. Washing with contaminated hand soap increase the concentrations on people’s hands and on the ...
Read MoreThink You Know What Heat Exhaustion Is?
Heat exhaustion is a condition whose symptoms may include heavy sweating and a rapid pulse, a result of your body overheating. It’s one of three heat-related ...
Read MoreEmergency Burn Care and Treatment Seconds Count
Seconds count, when burns occur. Burns need to be cooled immediately. Otherwise, the heat will continue to destroy the surrounding and underlying tissue, and may even ...
Read MoreWoman saved with CPR while attending conference
Sarah Stephenson (Photo Courtesy of WDEL) Sarah Stephenson was attending a a conference when she observed a woman nearby having a seizure in her chair. “She ...
Read MoreFour Critical Steps To Burn Treatment When Burns Occur
Seconds count, when burns occur. Burns need to be cooled immediately. Otherwise, the heat will continue to destroy the surrounding and underlying tissue, and may even ...
Read MoreUnderstanding Hi-Viz Apparel Requirements
WestChestergear.com VIZ UP – STAND OUT ANSI/ISEA 107-2015 The first thing to understand is the ANSI/ISEA 107-2015 standard. This is a voluntary standard that provides guidelines ...
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