Providing First Aid in Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NC - Charlotte residents are encouraged to keep an adequate First Aid Kit at home. Basic First Aid/CPR courses are also encouraged in order to help save lives.

In 2005, 33 million people in the U.S. sought help for some type of injury. 2.8 million Americans were hospitalized for their injuries. Many of these could have been prevented or lessened by proper safety and first aid proceedures.

"The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recommends all adults take a basic first aid course so they are better prepared to deal with emergencies. In addition, every home should have a first aid kit. Families should also carry a first aid kit in their vehicles."

- Channel 9 Eyewitness News

Make sure your family and friends are protected by taking a CPR course from Caskey CPR.

Source: wsoctv.com

Hands-Only CPR Advisory Statement

Don't know CPR?

You can still make a difference!

For un-trained bystanders, chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth still helps!

The purpose of the Advisory Statement is to encourage the use of Hands-Only CPR by untrained bystanders and by trained bystanders who are not confident that they can perform conventional CPR. The statement also notes that trained bystanders who are confident that they can perform conventional CPR with minimal interruption to chest compressions can do so or they can perform Hands-Only CPR.

" The procedure is simple: if you see an adult collapse after having a heart attack, immediately call 911 and then push hard and fast in the middle of the chest continuously, until emergency medical personnel arrive or an external defibrillator can be used. "

- New York Times

The Advisory Statement does not change the guidelines for conventional CPR (30 compressions and 2 breaths) for adults whose sudden cardiac arrest is not witnessed, victims of drowning, and infants and children. The National Safety Council’s current CPR materials are technically correct. We will continue to teach conventional CPR and will incorporate Hands-Only CPR in adult CPR instruction for lay rescuers.

Source: http://www.nsc.org/handsonly_cpr.aspx

Source: New York Times

10 Reasons to Learn CPR

• A heart attack (cardiac arrest) can strike someone you love.
• You will be able to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack.
• You will know when to call for help.
• Cardiac arrest is reversible --- if you know what to do.
• Victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who receive CPR from bystanders are more than twice as likely to survive as victims who do not receive CPR.
• You will be able to initiate the "chain of survival" that will deliver oxygen rich blood to victim's vital organs until help arrives.
• You will learn how to help a choking child or adult.
• You will learn how to operate an AED. A survival rate of 70 - 90% is expected for witnessed arrest if defibrillation occurs within one minute of arrest.
• Anyone can learn CPR.
• CPR saves lives!

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Source: http://www.unioncity.org/fire/ten_reasons_cpr.htm

Distracted Driving: National Safety Month Reminder

Did you know that nearly 80 percent of crashes involve some form of driver inattention?

• Cell phone use is the most common distraction for drivers.


• An estimated 10 percent of drivers in typical daylight are usingsome type of phone, hand-held or hands-free.


• Talking, listening and dialing are equally dangerous. Hands-freecell phone conversations are as distracting as those on a handhelddevice.


• The slower reaction time caused by cell phone use is comparableto that of people who are legally drunk (.08 blood alcohol content).


• Texting, GPS and in-car computers have added to the boom indistracting technologies.

The NSC reminds drivers that their first responsibility is safe driving. The NSC recommends that drivers establishand enforce a “driver distraction-free zone” inside their vehicles.

Source: National Safety Council