First Aid Tips
National Safe Boating Week Is May 20th through 26th 2023
Gig Harbor, WA – October 12th, 2022 – It’s no accident that the National Safe Boating Week campaign coincides with the beginning of boating and fishing seasons. During this year’s campaign, May 20 through…
Read MorePlay it Safe This 4th
Happy Independence Day! The 4th of July is today and many people will enjoy fireworks or fire up the grill for a backyard barbecue. We all know that the potential injury,…
Read MoreHeat Related Illness
Don’t Be Fooled! Heat & Cold Related Illness Can Happen Anywhere! Q. Where can you suffer from a heat related and a cold related medical emergency in the same location all in…
Read MoreWhat to Do If You See a Pet in a Parked Car
It takes only minutes to save a life! Leaving pets locked in cars is never safe, but when the weather gets warmer it can be deadly. High temperatures can cause…
Read MoreEnvironmental Medical Emergencies – Hypothermia
Don’t Miss our upcoming class at the Center For Wooden Boats [ecs-list-events id=’42345′] Hypothermia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments Hypothermia, or abnormally low body temperature, is a dangerous condition that can…
Read MoreDr. Heimlich Performs Heimlich
Dr. Heimlich’s, Heimlich Save Dr. Henry Heimlich, 96, performed the lifesaving technique he invented for the FIRST TIME when a woman choked on her hamburger in the seat beside him.…
Read MoreHow to Stop the Bleed
How to Stop the Bleed Today we live in a world where terrorism, the actions of unstable people, and the dangerous impulses of friends and relatives are very real and…
Read MoreFirst Aid Rules
“If my basic HazMat training has taught me nothing else, it’s that if you see a glowing green monkey running away from something, follow that monkey!” Author Unknown, but he/she…
Read MoreAwake During CPR?? WHAT NOW?
This video is from my favorite Doc, ZUBIN DAMANIA, MD. UCSF/Stanford trained internal medicine physician and founder of Turntable Health, an innovative primary care clinic and model for Health 3.0 that was part of…
Read MoreVessel or Ship Emergency Medical Response Checklist
Medical Emergency at Sea What do we do? What do we ask? If you boat, you should be current in First Aid, CPR/AED! If you aren’t, then now is the…
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