by admin | Dec 13, 2012 | News
Is your Christmas Tree a treat or a fire hazard? We have a few statistics to share with you today in this infographic. We hope you enjoy it! Happy Christmas! Christmas Tree Fire Safety
by admin | Dec 10, 2012 | CRC, News
What are Canadian Atttitudes to First Aid? Well, the Red Cross asked about Canadian attitudes to first aid and it got some answers. Let’s see the graphics and then discuss. What does this tell us about Canadian attitudes to first aid? Well, we clearly know...
by admin | Dec 6, 2012 | News
Christmas is coming – will Santa bring you a new EpiPen? Christmas parties, meals out with friends and a shop full of nuts (the edible kind, not the shoppers) – while this is great fun, there’s a risk that more people than usual will be exposed to...
by admin | Nov 30, 2012 | basics, News
This close to Christmas, Big Red and his Elves go into overdrive making kids toys. So how sure are you that his Quality Control is perfect? Here are some hints and tips to help you choose the safe toys at any time of year, not just for Christmas! Read the warning...
by admin | Oct 26, 2012 | CPR, News, research
A study is reported in the New England Journal of Medicine this week, and the message is simple. If you have a cardiac arrest and need bystander CPR, you’re more likely to get it in high-income, white (and/or ‘integrated’) neighbourhoods. Is it time...
by admin | Oct 23, 2012 | News
It will soon be Hallowe’en! And on that night between 3pm and midnight, there will be an average of 400 vehicle crashes and at least 120 injured people and that’s just in B.C. That’s one injury every five minutes, for 9 hours. Ouch. None of us want...
