When you hear the words EMT and paramedic, you might immediately think of those people who hop out of the backs of ambulances to help individuals in emergency situations. However, an EMT is actually different from a paramedic. While both may occasionally do some of the same tasks, one has a bit more education, training, [...]
It can be scary to take an Advanced Cardiac Life Support class for the first time. You may feel totally out of your element and may feel as if you know less than any of the others around you. While these feelings of low confidence are normal, you can do some things yourself to improve [...]
In this week’s edition of the Heartbeat Blog, we will continue our discussion on urinary tract infections, also known as UTIs. Our upcoming lecture series “Urinary Tract Infections in the Elderly” begins soon, so don’t forget to check our CNA courses to see when it’s up. […]
In this week’s edition of the Heartbeat Blog, we will begin a discussion on urinary tract infections as a precursor to our upcoming lecture series on “The CNA role in identifying patients at risk for a UTI.” […]
In this week’s edition of the Heartbeat Blog, we will continue to discuss our upcoming lecture series on “Assisting Residents with Heart Disease and Promoting Heart Health.” Today’s discussion will focus on helping us understand the meaning of heart disease. Heart Disease: Is it a Disease? According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause [...]
In this week’s edition of the Heartbeat Blog, we will continue to discuss our upcoming lecture series on “Assisting Residents with Heart Disease and Promoting Heart Health.” Today’s discussion will focus on the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest. It is important to know that one can lead to the other—a heart attack can [...]
In this week’s edition of the Heartbeat Blog, we will continue to discuss our upcoming lecture series on “Assisting Residents with Heart Disease and Promoting Heart Health.” Remember why recognizing heart attack causes and symptoms is important: heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. Last week [...]
In this week’s edition of the Heartbeat Blog, we will begin to discuss one our upcoming lecture series on “Assisting Residents with Heart Disease and Promoting Heart Health.” Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women United States? Roughly 610,000 people die of heart disease in [...]
In this week’s edition of the Heartbeat Blog, we will continue to explore one of our upcoming courses, Infection Control Guidelines for Long Term Care Facilities. As promised this week we are back with a blog discussing standard precautions to protect both you and your patients. This week we will be using the following eight [...]
Become an EMT with Project Heartbeat's EMT Academy With the California unemployment rate holding at 4.3%, many Californians are looking for a job. Do you have grit, a strong stomach and the will to provide service to your community? If so, perhaps you should consider becoming an emergency medical technician (EMT) at Project Heartbeat's EMT [...]
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