Kara

Kara

Kara has over 35 years of experience teaching first aid, CPR, and EMT classes, sharing her extensive knowledge to help others save lives.

Kara
  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...