How to Handle Medical Emergencies?

First Responders helping a victim in a medical emergency

Many things can happen that endanger the life and health of our friends, family, or coworkers. From sudden cardiac arrest to accidental injuries, medical emergencies require quick thinking and decisive action. Knowing how to respond effectively can make the difference between life and death.

Being there for those we love is our first priority in life, which is the main reason we see a significant influx of people enrolling in our CPR and first aid courses in Toronto and the GTA. Learning these life-saving skills empowers individuals to provide immediate care when it’s needed the most.

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What Benefits A Workplace Obtains With CPR Training In Brampton?

Providing health and safety training is common practice in most workplaces, but somehow CPR and first aid are not. Which comes as a surprise if we consider it in some detail. In many workplaces, sharp tools and other dangerous implements and substances are routinely employed. It’s true that health and safety are there to keep us away from harm but what do you do when health and safety fails and a person still gets injured?

There are four primary reasons that make CPR and first aid certification extremely beneficial for a workplace.

The Sheer Practicality of First Aid Certification

1. An additional preventative factor. It solidifies health and safety training making employees more aware of dangers in their work environment.

2. The sheer lifesaving value. The value of even a standard first aid and CPR C course for the workplace can’t be overstated. When the injury is really bad, first aid becomes immediately crucial. Having people around who know what to do may actually save someone from dying.

3. Knowledge of tools and kits. When you train your employees in our CPR training Brampton center, they get familiar with the items in the medical supplies kit, learn to use an automated defibrillator, train in placing bandages and other critical skills that may be needed in an emergency.

Industry Specific

When an employer gets his employees trained in CPR and first aid, they get a training that’s tailored to their specific industry. Whether it’s an office environment, a manufacturing plant, construction site or kitchen. The hazards in those places differ and the way they need to be treated differ as well. So if you get a group-course for all your employees, you get a far more suitable set of skills and relevant knowledge.

It’s Simply Cost Effective

The choice of program, training provider and other considerations will influence the cost of the whole thing. When a company gets multiple employees into the same course, the costs per employee will go down considerably. And when you take into account the cost of workplace injuries, this becomes even more cost-effective.

Workplace Bonding and Morale

Companies who got their employees into a first aid or CPR training in Brampton or one of our many other training centers have all quickly discovered that company morale was also affected by the course. Employees became more confident and generally felt more trust towards the employer.

For those four reasons and more, we advise every employer to get their staff to our program for first aid and CPR training in Brampton, and see the magic happen.

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Avoid Hidden Health Risks With a Red Cross CPR Course

One of the problems with health emergencies is that they always come without warning.

They don’t call ahead to ask if we’re ready or not. They just occur.

It can happen at any time and anywhere at all. If you are in a public pace and suffer from an injury and/or cardiac arrest, there’s a larger chance there’s someone there who’s First Aid certified. But what do you do when a loved one gets hurt, only you’re out camping or somewhere an ambulance will take too long to reach?

Moreover, what if some risks can be avoided if spotted on time?

There are precluding symptoms for a heart attack or cardiac arrest you can spot if you took a Red Cross CPR course.

Our online CPR certification is often sufficient to spot, identify, and act on precluding symptoms and prevent a health disaster from occurring in the first place.

A Red Cross CPR course can also help you be more aware of external dangers that may cause injury or cardiac arrest. We all know that electricity is dangerous, but not everybody understands that even a small current can cause cardiac arrest or heart failure when there’s a preexisting condition or exacerbating factors.

Air flow is also important. A trained individual who knows their First Aid will be able to tell if a room is ventilated well enough or not. Someone who lost consciousness can be revived if you apply the correct CPR compression ratio but it may still not work if there’s not enough oxygen reaching the brain.

Proper procedures in performing CPR are also crucial. One of the things you learn in a Red Cross CPR course is to identify causes of cardiac arrest and other nuances which need to be considered. For example, performing CPR on a car accident victim may put them in more danger if their ribs or spine were damaged in the crash.

A big portion of our offline and online CPR certification program is dedicated to preventing health hazards and disasters so that you won’t need to treat them in the first place. Some of it is dedicated to performing it well without increasing risks.

The three examples we listed above are only a few among many things you should know if you wish to be ready for an emergency.

Enlist to one of our CPR courses. Learn more and be sure you are prepared.

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Could You Save a Runner’s Life With CPR

Increased awareness to health risks and a growing popularity of healthy living inspired many people to adopt a routine of regular physical exercise. While some sports require special equipment to exercise properly, like a swimming or weightlifting to name a few, running does not require anything besides a strong will and decent running shoes.

Running is More Than an Activity, it’s a Technique

Brampton has a strong culture of running, jogging and hiking. There are many people who care strongly enough about their bodies to get up from bed at 6 am for their morning exercise routine. At the same time, running – like every other form of exercise – has to be done right if you are to avoid muscle cramps or a heart seizure.

We need to have an understanding of some aspects of running, namely the changes our body undergoes when it shifts from mild activity to running.

Physical stress works in a manner similar to what happens when we get scared or angry – our body switches modes from “rest and digest” to “fight and flight”. When that happens, our body starts to pump adrenaline, a stress hormone. This hormone allows several changes to occur in our system, adapting our body to a new regimen:

  • An increased blood pressure and an increased heart rate, since our lungs will demand much more oxygen in comparison to walking or standing still.
  • An increase in muscle contraction rate (tonus), which is also a necessary adaptation for running.

From Theory to Practice

All of this knowledge is important but insufficient for when you come across a person who falls in mid run and passes out. If you are unprepared, the only thing you can do is stand and gape, or call for help at the very best. You and the injured person will be in luck if there’s someone around who can help by administering CPR and First Aid.

The delay may prove crucial however, and often even fatal. While you wait for someone to arrive, the damage and risk rate is rapidly increasing. This is why it’s crucial for everyone and especially people who run and engage in other stressful physical activity to go and enroll in a CPR and First Aid course, such as the one we have in Brampton.

This is the only way to be sure there’s always a person around who knows CPR and First Aid – to be that person. Enroll in our Brampton CPR and First Aid course and be ready to save lives.