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Swank HealthCare is excited to announce the availability of continuing education credits for the American Heart Association courses: Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Online Part 1 Course and Acute Stroke Online. Among its comprehensive continuing education and continuing medical education (CE/CME) offerings, Swank HealthCare also offers American Heart Association online courses to help hospital professionals fulfill requirements relating to emergency preparedness skills and update...
As the prevalence of eczema grows and consumers seek affordable ways to cope with recurring skin issues, TriDerma launches its Eczema Fast Healing™ and Psoriasis Control™ creams into the First Aid section of drugstores and supercenters nationwide. TriDerma becomes part of wider trend of pharmacy health and wellness programs. Anaheim, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 TriDerma announced that it has added Eczema Fast Healing™ and Psoriasis Control™ to the First Aid assortment at pharmacies...
Race officials protect runners during race and training events. Turlock, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 To protect their runners, race officials for the Ohlone 50K Wilderness Run are providing a MedicAlert ID shoe tag to all of their 2013 registrants. The race, which takes place May 19th, begins in Fremont, California and traverses the entire Ohlone Wilderness Trail, a tough 31 mile distance among trails and fire roads which ends in Livermore, California. The shoe tags are connected to...
Third Annual Excellence Award Presentation at 25th National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and MedicAlert Foundation recognized the innovation and leadership of three fire departments with the Excellence in Fire Service-Based EMS Award at the 25th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner tonight at the Washington Hilton. The honorees were the Snohomish County Fire Protection District #1...
Made for real ice, these specially constructed wraps help the user to reduce inflammation and heal properly, as ice is thought to be the most effective method to reduce swelling and inflammation at the time an injury occurs, and can also be helpful for preventing injuries. Created with neoprene material and thick Velcro straps, these state-of-the-art wraps provide firm and constant pressure to specific body parts that need healing, offering compression, stability and mobility to the...
The Center for Wound Healing, Inc. has changed its name to RestorixHealth, giving further distinction to their expertise in developing and managing comprehensive wound care centers of excellence. Tarrytown, NY (PRWEB) May 01, 2013 The Center for Wound Healing, Inc., a leading developer and manager of comprehensive wound care treatment centers, has renamed its company RestorixHealth. As a rebranding effort to differentiate RestorixHealth’s state-of-the art wound care centers in the...
EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL OUTCOMES ESTABLISHED IN PROCELLERA® WOUND CARE STUDIES CHANDLER, Ariz., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a regenerative medical device company specializing in microcurrent field generating technologies for the wound care market, announced that eight scientific and clinical abstracts on its flagship product Procellera(®) will be presented at the 26th Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) May 2 - 5, 2013 at the Denver Convention...
Advanced Medical Certification provides training for Basic Life Support training, a technique that is used to provide first aid to those suffering from choking, drowning, or possible cardiac arrest. It is vital that everyone, including non-medical professionals, educate themselves with BLS training. Henderson, NV (PRWEB) April 28, 2013 Basic Life Support (BLS) is a level of first-aid resuscitation that can be used in emergency situations until victims are placed into the care of medical...
Lifeguard Master has improved on its lifeguard whistle. This new lifeguard whistle is loud and can be heard during any emergency situation. New York, NY (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 Lifeguard Master improves on its lifeguard whistle. This new whistle is loud and can communicate effectively during vital life saving situations. This lifeguard whistle can be used for those fast, split second emergency communication situations. This whistle can literally save a life or prevent serous injury. If...
Lifeguard Master improves on its CPR pocket mask to ensure that it meets the needs of the emergency care providers that are using it. This mask can be used on an adult, child and infant. New York, NY (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 Lifeguard Master’s CPR pocket mask has been improved to increase it's efficiency ensuring that it works in an emergency. This CPR mask is designed to be versatile and can be used on an adult, child and infant. It is designed to fit the needs of any emergency care...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, commonly known as CPR, is an emergency procedure performed in an effort to preserve brain function and manually pump blood through to the body’s vital organs, until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous circulation. CPR is indicated in cardiac arrest patients, but may also be performed on patients with an unresponsive presentation or those experiencing agonal breaths or severe and prolonged arrhythmias such as bradycardia or tachycardia. The first...
Cold Compression Therapy is used to reduce pain and edema (swelling) for instances such as soft tissue injuries, strains, sprains, or post-surgical therapy. As the name suggests, the therapy includes the application of cold (cryotherapy) but also includes the principles of R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation). Cryotherapy, application of cold or ice to the painful area, lowers the metabolic rate of the tissue and prevents further injury to the site from the inflammatory...
