Can you defibrillate yourself?

Can you defibrillate yourself? No, you can’t. Then again, of course you could. Let’s start with some limits: We’re only talking about Automatic External Defibrillators – these are they type your get to practice with when you come to class. What doctors do with...

Wake up and Smell the Coffee

You can’t smell while you’re asleep And that should have you running to buy a smoke detector if you don’t already have one! I was listening to the Brainscience Podcast this morning; The ‘smell’ episode. This is something I found out which is worth repeating here...

Snowy Days

Whistler last week, Pemby today, Squamish on Saturday. Snow doesn’t stop us from training!

Can you save a life?

November is CPR month so here’s our question for you – if someone in your family had a heart-attack, would you know what to do? Here’s something to think about: Between 70 & 80% of people lucky enough to get CPR get it from their family or friends But only 1 in 7...

Halloween Safety Tips

Zombie attack safety tips ‘Tiz the season of Hallowe’en and what better way to prepare yourself than to have a quick refresher on what to do if, say, a Zombie attacks you – courtesy of the C.D.C. who say: There are all kinds of emergencies out there...