Kara
Kara has over 35 years of experience teaching first aid, CPR, and EMT classes, sharing her extensive knowledge to help others save lives.
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1 Min Choking And How To Help
Learn how to detect when someone is choking and perform the heimlich maneuver.
☑ Choking Detection
☑ Heimlich Maneuver Skills
☑ Increased Emergency Preparedness✎ Learn The Science: Risk of choking is increased in individuals who may have dental issues such as wearing dentures, having few tee...
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1 Min Hands Only CPR
Learn how to perform hands-only CPR in the case of a cardiac emergency.
☑ Increased Survivability For Cardiac Arrest
☑ Boosted Emergency Preparedness
☑ Cardiac Arrest Awareness✎ Learn The Science: CPR should be performed at 100 to 120 beats per minute. A technique to know the speed of at lea...
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1 Min How To Stop The Bleed
Learn how to reduce and stop bleeding caused by large lacerations in an emergency.
☑ Emergency Response Skills
☑ Enhanced Injury Treatment
☑ Wound Care Skills✎ Learn The Science: Another way to help prevent bleeding from an injury is to keep the injured person still. Lots of movement can incre...
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1 Min What Is Anaphylactic Shock?
Learn how to help someone experiencing an allergic reaction and anaphylaxis shock.
☑ Allergic Reaction Symptom Awareness
☑ EpiPen Usage Skills
☑ Enhanced Emergency Response✎ Learn The Facts: Anaphylaxis can occur within minutes of allergen exposure.
*The program is intended for general inform...
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1 Min Heat Stroke
Understand the causes and symptoms of heat stroke and exhaustion, and how to treat them.
☑ Heat Stroke Prevention
☑ Symptom Awareness
☑ Increased Hydration✎ Learn The Science: Heat stroke can also be caused by wearing many layers of clothes in the heat, which prevents sweat from properly evap...