Compression Only CPR?

Some countries have adopted compression-only CPR as the main method taught to the public, while other countries including Canada have not. All our courses teach you 30 compressions and 2 breaths in a cycle. So why the difference? Aren’t we all human? CPR 30:2 In...

Death – it’s not so sudden?

It’s our 100th Blog post! So let’s get back to basics and talk about CPR and preventing death. One of the advantages and disadvantages of working where I do, in a hospital, is that it brings death and dying much closer. Along with that, it brings some...

CPR on TV

If you watch much television, or have seen a few films, you’ll know that CPR on TV is pretty successful, right? Which sometimes makes students ask us in class why our teaching doesn’t match the CPR on TV, well read on….. After all, CPR survival rates...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates: Graphic

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Instead of a long blog post today, we drew you a picture. Print it out and stick it on your fridge if you like! There are lots of things you can see in our sudden cardiac arrest survival rates graphic, but here are a couple worth...

Toddlers’ Preventable Injuries (#2 Your stairs)

OR “Why you Shouldn’t Multi-Task with Kids” Do we really have to tell you stairs aren’t safe for toddlers? Apparently over 93,000 families each year are missing the message – and their kids are getting severe enough injuries to bring them...