Posts Tagged ‘American Red Cross’
Anti-choking devices now in new American Red Cross recommendations for airway obstruction
Photo, LifeVac The last update to airway obstruction protocols occurred in 1976, making this the first significant revision in 47 years. Based on the findings of the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council, an anti-choking device is now part of the recommended guidelines to be used in the event of protocol failure or when traditional methods…
Read MoreTime, Talent, Treasure: Giving wisely to help those in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
In the last week we have become familiar with the work being done by good organizations doing well in communities in our southern states that have been impacted by Hurricane Helene. Some communities will never truly recover. Entire mountainside terrains have changed. People didn’t have flood insurance simply because these areas never flood. While many…
Read MoreFailing to prepare… Harris N. “Hershey” Rosen
by Harris N. “Hershey” Rosen, author Organization is the name of the game for emergency weather preparedness. As Rhode Island and the immediate coast faces Hurricane Henri, making a fast track for us, regardless if we get hit with its full force, or wind that will take out our electricity, or necessitate moving from our…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: American Red Cross Second Responders Needed
By Dr. Mari Dias Rosa, an elderly woman, always accompanied by her walker and oxygen tank left a pot on the stove and took a little nap. The family of seven who declined help to install smoke alarms, missed the symptomatic evidence and never smelled the smoke. A city ravaged by floods whose residents are…
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