Posted on June 21st, 2009 by Steve Thibeault
An emergency survival blanket is an essential item for keeping warm when a natural disaster strikes or when you find yourself stranded and need to survive on your own for a few days. Whether an emergency forces you outdoors or knocks out power that controls your home heating system, having the proper provisions to keep warm prevents you from serious medical situations.
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Posted on June 9th, 2009 by Steve Thibeault
There are a number of places that you can keep a personal first aid kit, including in your car, the workplace, at home and on your person in case you should encounter any type of minor medical needs. Sometimes insect bites, sprains, cuts and other injuries occur without warning and they should be properly treated to prevent a minor mishap from turning into a major problem.
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Posted on February 12th, 2009 by A Nutt
Soccer is a very physical game involving lots of running with sudden stops; a ball traveling long distances at incredible velocities and plenty of chances for violent collisions. Though, as a whole, soccer is a very safe sport to participate in, any activity with similar game play can lead to a multitude of minor injuries and potentially even some more severe ones.
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Posted on February 7th, 2009 by Haylee Landford
Our lives changed quite dramatically on August 1st, 2008. It was my first time setting foot into a place in whose existence I had previously been ignorant of, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The joyous day that he was born came ten weeks earlier than he was due. Looking back now on how scared and anxious I was, perhaps it may be useful to share what I learned about life in the NICU.
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Posted on September 13th, 2008 by paulgraham
I have found an excellent free resource that could literally be a life saver. This fantastic idea consists of 7 small mp3 files which you can down load to your ipod or mp3 player, which are like mini first aid course. The files are the idea of Para-medic Steve Rutland from Brighton in the U.K., [...]
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Posted on March 21st, 2008 by paulgraham
When most people think of basic first aid, they think of bandages and ice packs. But once you’re in a first aid class, you’ll begin to see that there’s more to injuries than cuts and scrapes. In order to make the most of the time you spend in a basic first aid class, you will [...]
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