by admin | Dec 31, 2014 | News
Got $173 to spare? Want to waste 3 points? Thought not… get wise to this new legal requirement in B.C. then. From 1st Jan 2015 drivers need to slow down and move over of all official vehicles. Currently the law requires drivers to do this for emergency vehicles,...
by admin | Dec 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Epi-pens and other epinephrine auto-injector devices are designed to be easy to use in the case of an anaphylactic reaction, but 4 out of 5 people who have one don’t use it correctly! As I’m writing this, it’s Christmas eve and the chances of someone...
by admin | Nov 19, 2014 | basics
Sometimes we take a look through the search terms that bring visitors to this site and sometimes they are first aid questions looking for an answer. Hopefully these people got the information they wanted already, but if not…. here goes. 1. Bump on head ice or...
by admin | Aug 19, 2014 | basics
OPQRST – This little string of the alphabet helps you to do a comprehensive pain assessment. Obviously if someone has pain from a cut finger, you deal with the finger. When you need to dig more deeply and find out more about a painful condition, the OPQRST pain...
by admin | Mar 18, 2014 | basics, News
If there’s one product that’s created a stir before its public launch, it’s Google Glass. The search engine giant has an innovative, high-tech product in its beta program (which means it’s still in the testing phase) that looks like a headset...
by admin | Feb 27, 2014 | News
Many people have heard of the dangers of “Driving Under the Influence” (DUI) or “Driving While Intoxicated” (DWI). There have been many campaigns to bring awareness to this danger. But there is another danger on the road. A danger that has caused many accidents and...
by admin | Feb 27, 2014 | News
Let’s go back to the prairie land. Back before motorized vehicles existed. Remember The Little House on the Prairie or John Wayne westerns? If you took note of the time era entertainment depictions, you may have noticed that transportation was best either via foot,...
by admin | Feb 26, 2014 | safety, top tips
Cars and tractor trailers on the highway are sometimes like oil and water: They don’t mix. Car drivers do whatever they can to pass big rigs that they believe are moving too slowly down the road. At the same time, truck drivers groan as they anticipate the...
by admin | Feb 18, 2014 | basics
SAMPLE questions – what does that even mean? ‘SAMPLE’ helps to make sure we ask some of the key things we need to know when providing first aid to someone (after we’ve done things like the ABCs, of course): Signs & Symptoms Allergies...
by admin | Feb 15, 2014 | safety, top tips
There are lots of details parents need to pay attention to when driving with their babies in the car. When there is a baby on board, you need to take much more serious safety precautions, which go far beyond putting your seatbelt on or adjusting your rear-view mirror...
