Think Your Kid is Too Young to Learn CPR?
Monday January 30, 2012
A fourth grade student in Utah showed how important it is to keep a cool head and respond appropriately in an emergency. The Daily Herald reported that Carter Helt is ... Read More
How to Run for Your Life
Saturday January 28, 2012
I ran a 5k with two of my kids last night at Disneyland. It was fun and the entire route stayed within the theme parks. If a medical emergency had ... Read More
Grandma's First Aid Kit
Thursday January 26, 2012
I've been thinking about getting my parents a first aid kit. It's kind of silly that their son, paramedic and first aid author, hasn't even put together a little bag ... Read More
My View: Maybe the Drunks are Wearing Headphones
Thursday January 19, 2012
News reporters are all talking about it: walking around with your mp3 player on might get you killed. It's official according to recent research. But what does the research really ... Read More
Heroism and Leadership: The Difference Between Sullenberger and Schettino
Tuesday January 17, 2012
A cool head under pressure: that's what most folks want in their surgeons, paramedics, police officers, firefighters, soldiers and captains. We don't pay any of these people for the routine, ... Read More
Picture of the Week: The Dangers of Firecrackers
Tuesday January 10, 2012
A reader submitted this picture of a burn to the palm after a firecracker injury during New Year festivities. From Rhodoncia Jones, About.com First Aid reader:
Burned palm from a ... Read More
Not All 911 Calls are Emergencies
Sunday January 8, 2012
A man calls 911 after gluing plastic cups to his head and it makes the news? I've been doing this paramedic thing a long time and that doesn't even make ... Read More