Previous versions of the adult BLS guidelines recommended a ratio of 15 compressions to 2 ventilations for 1-rescuer CPR and a ratio of 5 compressions to 1 ventilation for 2-rescuer CPR. 49 179 A ...

Immobilize the victim’s head, neck, and trunk. If CPR is required, open the airway with jaw thrust (see “Part 3: Adult BLS”) rather than head extension. If the victim is stable and does not require ...

Summer is a time to travel and the American Heart Association wants everyone to have a plan when it comes to heart health and ...

Imagine you are at a school sports game when a student suddenly collapses on the field. There’s panic in the air until a nearby teacher rushes in and begins CPR. Thanks to her BLS (Basic Life Support) ...

The challenges and burdens facing the country’s nurses and caregivers are high, and among them is a continuous need to keep ...

The YAS program aids young adults aged 18 to 26 in learning vital life, social, and work skills. Professor Evans explained, “They learn various job skills. They learn social skills.

A new mobile CPR kiosk has arrived on Quinnipiac University’s campus thanks to a partnership with Hartford HealthCare and the American Heart Association. “It's the only mobile CPR kiosk in New ...

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It's a pity that life doesn't come with a guide on how to 'adult' successfully. The critical skills, like learning how to unclog a toilet for example, would be great to know.

Views on abortion, 1995-2024. While public support for legal abortion has fluctuated somewhat in two decades of polling, it has remained relatively stable over the past several years. Currently, 63% ...

The Survey of Adult Skills was carried out across 31 mainly high-income economies in 2003. It’s a survey that’s done by having actual interviewers meet people in their homes. For the US, the sample ...