First aid means just that, the first aid. Your crew members are the first responders to an incident and they must have the training and supplies to handle minor injuries that can be managed on-site to ...

Some first aid is common sense. Other knowledge and skills must be learned — ideally in a recognized first aid & CPR training course. After 25 years as a Canadian Red Cross Training Partner, I’ve ...

Every home needs a dedicated first aid kit, even if it’s only used to organize the supplies scattered in medicine cabinets, drawers and cupboards, making it much easier to grab them in a stressful ...

Injury and illness on the job kill more than 2 million people around the world each year. That's 6,000 people a day. If a co-worker experienced chest pains or breathing difficulties, or severed an ...

7 Things Every Home First Aid Kit Should Have (But Often Doesn’t) A first aid kit is something we all hide in a cupboard or drawer, and we don’t think about until we need it. But when the emergency ...

MINNEAPOLIS - February is American Heart Month. It comes only weeks after an NFL player Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game. He survived, with experts saying CPR was key in saving his ...

Shrapnel and missile injuries need quick, precise action. First aid mistakes can worsen injuries, so knowing the correct ...

A few years ago, Christian Shauf was on a trip when his Swiss Mountain Dog, Barron, became injured. Schauf, the co-founder of Uncharted Supply Co, which makes survival gear, fashioned a makeshift ...

A hiker using a bandage to tend to a wound. When it comes to first aid on the road, many travelers have been there: a small nick or cut in a new place, followed by a quick reach for hydrogen peroxide ...