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26 04, 2019

The Basics of Using an AED and How to Learn More

2019-04-17T15:12:57-07:00April 26th, 2019|Categories: ACLS, Advanced Nursing, Basic Life Support Articles, Classes, CPR Training Articles, Education|

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. By knowing how to use an AED, you can feel more confident when you’re placed in emergency situations. Plus, you can make use of the [...]

24 04, 2019

The History of CPR and Why It Matters Today

2025-11-18T14:21:05-08:00April 24th, 2019|Categories: Basic Life Support Articles, CPR Training Articles|Tags: |

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 further your career and can look great on your resume. However, you may be wondering just how CPR came to be and how medical [...]

17 04, 2019

The Top Six Myths about CPR and the Truth behind Them

2020-03-29T19:02:10-07:00April 17th, 2019|Categories: CPR Training Articles|Tags: |

Believe it or not, the modern method of CPR has only been around since 1960. Since then, this hands-on practice that can be performed by laypeople and health care workers alike has saved thousands of peoples’ lives. However, despite the prevalence of this practice, many people still misunderstand what CPR is, how it works and how it can help someone who has suddenly stopped breathing or who is in cardiac arrest. […]

20 03, 2019

What’s up with CAB? Why the ABCs of CPR Have Changed to CAB

2025-11-18T14:18:33-08:00March 20th, 2019|Categories: CPR Training Articles, Education|Tags: |

From your earliest moments in the health care field, you probably remember learning about the “ABCs of CPR.” This was taught for approximately 40 years in BLS and advanced life-saving classes. Would it surprise you to learn that the American Heart Association no longer stands by this sequence? Instead, the organization updated its recommendations in 2010 to change the sequence, thus creating a better likelihood that lives would be saved while simultaneously helping you make smarter, faster decisions as [...]

30 01, 2019

Cardiac Arrest: First Steps as a Trained Professional

2019-10-31T12:22:38-07:00January 30th, 2019|Categories: ACLS, CPR Training Articles|

One of the most nerve-wracking aspects of your job as a nurse, physician or other health care provider is the fact that you will be called on regularly to save lives. No matter how well you are trained and how easily you understood and passed your ACLS training, this is still a serious situation that may leave you feeling inadequate initially. You will become acutely aware that the lives of your patients rest in your hands. However, by regularly reviewing [...]

25 01, 2019

CPR or Defibrillation First? A Look at the Best Practice for Treating Ventricular Fibrillation

2020-03-29T19:02:10-07:00January 25th, 2019|Categories: CPR Training Articles, Education|Tags: |

One of the stickiest issues as you deal with V-fib is knowing when you should defibrillate the patient and when you should continue with CPR. CPR is obviously necessary for perfusing the brain and the heart muscle, but defibrillation is vital for getting the heart back into a rhythm through which it can perfuse the body itself. As a new provider or as an experienced provider uncertain about the latest changes made in 2015 by the ACLS, you may find [...]

5 12, 2018

Which Team Members Do You Need for a Successful Code?

2019-06-24T13:38:43-07:00December 5th, 2018|Categories: ACLS, Advanced Nursing, Basic Life Support Articles, CPR Training Articles, Education, EMT Training, Neonatal|

No matter how your health care organization is run, it definitely has a protocol for codes. Protocols are designed to help the code run smoothly and efficiently and to ensure everything possible is done to save the patient’s life. By ensuring that you and your coworkers are in your correct roles during a code, you can avoid chaos and confusion. Because a code is an ever-changing situation, some roles may change throughout the process. However, with quick thinking, constant communication [...]

21 11, 2018

The Importance of a Quick Response for Sudden Cardiac Arrest

2018-11-13T22:56:58-08:00November 21st, 2018|Categories: CPR Training Articles, Education|

As a medical professional, you already know how important fast medical care is for successful outcomes in nearly any health crisis. With fast care, mobility can be restored, infections averted and quality of life saved or improved. However, one of the most important areas for fast medical assistance is with cardiac arrest. When you’re the one to notice this life-threatening emergency, you must be confident enough to jump into action immediately and get help from other professionals as quickly as [...]

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