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Oct 01

Surviving a Shark Attack

Saturday’s (9/28/18) shark attack on a 13 year-old boy in Encinitas has a lot of people thinking, “What if I were in that position?” Werner Kurn, President and CEO of Ocean Enterprises, visited the studio on Sunday to talk about what to do in the event of a shark sighting or

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Sep 20

Hands-Only CPR videos!

Share this video with those you know. The life they save could be yours! This video is for information only and does not qualify for a certificate of course completion. The video is available in several languages to help reach people around the world: Spanish Portuguese Polish German Italian Mandarin

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Sep 17

CPR Kiosks at Airports!?!

In February, 2013, the American Heart Association piloted the installation of a Hands-Only CPR training kiosk in the Dallas Fort Worth Airport. In 2016, the American Heart Association and the Anthem Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Anthem, Inc., introduced five Hands-Only CPR Training Kiosks that teach the simple, yet lifesaving

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Aug 13

FREE Emergency Response Apps

Although downloading an app is no substitute for training, there are mobile apps that can be extremely helpful in preparing you or keeping you focused when you are anxious during an emergency. The American Red Cross has FREE mobile apps for Emergency Preparedness & Emergency Response. Apps available for both

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Aug 01

Pregnant Moms Need Vaccines Too

A Heartbroken San Bernardino Family Hopes Baby’s Death From Whooping Cough Raises Awareness. A California couple grieving the loss of their infant son from whooping cough is vowing to raise awareness of the disease. Ty'Ree Rodgers of San Diego told ABC News that his 3-week-old, Jaxon Rodgers, died July 15

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Jul 02

Dog survives 20 minutes of CPR!

LOS ANGELES — California firefighters who spent 20 minutes performing mouth-to-snout resuscitation on a dog they rescued from a burning apartment are being hailed as heroes. The dog’s owner, 35-year-old Crystal Lamirande, had just returned to her Santa Monica apartment Tuesday when a neighbour yelled there was a fire. Lamirande frantically

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Jun 20

54% of Americans Do Not Know CPR!

From the February 24, 2018 edition The Washington Post, Health & Science by Linda Searing. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation can mean the difference between life and death for someone whose heart has stopped beating unexpectedly. Without prompt CPR, death from cardiac arrest can occur in minutes. Yet only about half of Americans

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Jun 07

Rattlesnake’s Head Bites Man!

A Texas man is recovering after he was bitten in the hand by the head of a rattlesnake he had just decapitated, ABC Corpus Christi affiliate KIII reported. Jennifer Sutcliffe and her husband were doing yard work at their Corpus Christi home on May 27 when she spotted a 4-foot

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