CPR News

Spring cleaning is usually associated with clearing out closets, cleaning up the yard and giving your home a nice deep clean. But there are many important safety measures that people often overlook throughout the year.

There are many factors that play a role in your risk for heart disease. For example, health conditions like hypertension and diabetes are major risk factors. But so are your lifestyle, your age and your family history.

A recent study reported that only 16% of epinephrine auto-injector users are using them correctly. Proper safety training is essential.

Automated external defibrillators, otherwise known as AEDs can help save lives during sudden cardiac arrest with the proper CPR and AED training.

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

Safety Matters Certified Training, LLC is providing the following information, available from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to help address questions about the potential effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on emergency medical care training using the ASHI and American Heart Association training programs. At this point, we have modified training in accordance to the AHA updated guidelines.

Safety Matter’s STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE TRAINING

February isn’t just about hearts for Valentine’s Day. It’s also an awareness month that brings heart health front and center to the national conversation about healthy living and mortality. As usual, cardiovascular disease, heart disease, stroke, and sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) play major roles in understanding the state of health in the U.S.

Many Who Have Died of Cardiac Arrest May Have Had Undetected Heart Attacks, Study Says

A new study suggests that women are more likely to pass away from a cardiac arrest as bystanders are more reluctant to perform CPR on them.