In the grand scheme of things, the Green Healthcare Model is a relatively new initiative in the medical industry, with only about 20 years under its belt. In short, it's taking the ideas of green living and sustainable practices into healthcare and patient services. Green living is of utmost importance to many people today. At [...]
Working as an EMT can be incredibly rewarding if you long to help those who are unable to help themselves. As an EMT, you will provide health support to individuals of all ages who are not yet at the hospital. This could include stabilizing them, providing life-sustaining support and transporting them. Although many of your [...]
Getting your CNA certification is certainly something of which you can be proud. However, it is also very stressful to be heading into a new job. If you have been feeling a new mental or physical strain during this time, you may be able to benefit from some exercise, exciting sports or playful downtime. Even [...]
One of the biggest differences between having a BLS certification and a more advanced ACLS certification is the difference in what you will be allowed to do during a code. While BLS focuses on the basic life support skills of CPR, ACLS builds on that information with more advanced knowledge of how to respond [...]
Even if you're already familiar with the adult version of advanced life support, you will still want to spend plenty of time memorizing the most important PALS algorithms you'll see on your certification examination. Many pediatric algorithms are slightly different from their adult counterparts because of the smaller size of these patients.
Advanced cardiac life support certification or ACLS is a great training class for many types of health care providers, especially for those who are frequently called upon to provide direct life-saving care to their patients. Even if your nursing unit or health care organization does not require you to carry this certification, you may be [...]
The key to responding appropriately to your patients when they’re in life-threatening situations is to be able to recognize what the problem is quickly and to get them the appropriate treatment without delay. However, their symptoms may not always match up with what you believe the EKG rhythm is showing. One of the most potent [...]
Nearly every type of career sees changes over the years. Health care, technology, food preparation, manufacturing, agriculture and even clothes manufacturing have changed over the decades. Although it can be difficult to see these changes when you're hyper-focused on your career, they become much easier to see when you examine the changes over the preceding [...]
Do you know what to do in a life-threatening emergency? When someone’s heart stops, you can’t simply rely on what you’ve seen on television shows to guide your resuscitation attempts. Instead, you need solid, science-based knowledge. AEDs have proven to be the best options for saving lives in many scenarios, especially in out-of-hospital, community emergencies. [...]
Learning CPR is an important part of any health-based career and is also important for many other professionals as well. Having this certification can help you feel confident whenever you're out in the community because you’ll be able to respond to life-threatening circumstances with ease. Certification may also help you get a new job or [...]
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