KL Safety

04/09/2024

Check out how far avalanche safety standards have come!

06/20/2022

This is quite interesting!

03/06/2022

10/06/2021

The ultimate CPR tune

The CPR banger from my last vlog - released a clip of it on insta and a guy asked for a youtube version for medical training purposes... that means that this...

05/19/2021

Hero’s of our community.

May 16-22 is the 46th annual National Emergency Medical Service (EMS) week and this year's theme is This Is EMS: Caring for Our Communities. Quite often in an emergency, if the patient will live . . .

06/21/2020

Teach them young!

04/16/2020

Providing first aid during the COVID-19 pandemic can raise questions around safety and transmission. Outlined below are the first aid protocols that should be followed when attending to an unresponsive person.

According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, the COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving, and an individual's risk is variable depending on location. If someone’s heart stops, and the First Aider is concerned they may have had respiratory symptoms, it is at the individual's discretion to perform or not perform mouth-to-mouth breaths based on personal preference. It’s still important to call emergency medical services and find an AED. If the individual chooses to perform breaths, they can also use a barrier device, such as a pocket mask, to help protect themselves.

CPR with breaths is recommended for people who have been trained in CPR, but as an alternative, hands-only CPR can be performed until help arrives if the First Aider is unsure about putting their mouth on a stranger’s mouth, or has concerns the person may have COVID-19. If the individual chooses to perform hands-only CPR, they should first call 9-1-1, lay a cloth, a towel, or clothing over the person’s mouth and nose to prevent any potential spread of the virus through contaminated air or saliva, and then push hard and fast in the centre of the person’s chest until advanced help arrives. If the First Aider believes the person may have COVID-19, they should state their concerns to the emergency response telecommunicator so everyone who responds can be aware of the potential for COVID-19 transmission.

03/19/2020

In accordance to the measures being taken by health authorities across the country to help stop the spread of COVID-19, the Canadian Red Cross is strongly recommending to cease in-person training until further notice.

As Canada’s response to COVID-19 continues to evolve, please know that the Canadian Red Cross will still be available for support.

Because many individuals need to maintain a valid first aid certification for workplace occupational health and safety regulation, the Canadian Red Cross has reached out to provincial and territorial regulators to ensure that those individuals can meet this requirement; all Red Cross first aid certifications (which would have expired March through June 30, 2020) will be considered valid 90-days beyond their expiry date. These certifications will also be accepted for recertification courses when in-person training resumes.

03/19/2020

Accurate?

03/12/2020

Mitchell Ehr was visiting an Edmonton museum with his family when a man went into cardiac arrest and he stepped in.

03/05/2020

02/16/2020

Hands only CPR saves lives!

Teammates, trainers and medical staff helped to save the life of St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester Tuesday night after he became unresponsive on the bench after returning from the ice.