High blood pressure affects a lot of people and to most of these people, monitoring their blood pressure is a way of life. To determine whether a person has low, normal or high blood pressure, a blood pressure monitor is needed. Monitoring a person’s blood pressure may be done anywhere. It can be done at [...]

Michael Jackson’s tragic death a few months ago was the headline in most news media. His shocking death was followed by an investigation. There were so many theories surrounding his death. Even the doctor who administered CPR to Michael Jackson was being investigated. Some people believe that had Jackson been rushed to the hospital earlier [...]

During cardiac arrest, your brain and other vital organs quickly become starved of blood and the life-sustaining oxygen and nutrients it carries. The sooner the heart’s rhythm is restored the better. Although CPR is an important part of the lifesaving process, only AEDs can restore the heart’s rhythm that will re-establish the flow of blood. [...]

Hypertension characterized by high blood pressure is a common disorder. It is also one of the most complex disorders. The reason for this is that sometimes, it has no identifiable cause; and oftentimes, a person will not know that he is afflicted because there will be no symptoms. A person can only monitor his blood [...]

Everybody should have a first aid kit in the house. No one knows when an emergency will happen. Most first aid kit come with bandages, scissors, antiseptics and some medicines. I think a first aid kit should also include arm blood pressure monitors. Knowing your blood pressure is very important especially for people with [...]

Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the US and other parts of the world. In SCA the heart abruptly ceases to function; the heart is no longer able to pump blood to the rest of the body. Without immediate help a person suffering from SCA can be dead within minutes. A [...]

Treat injuries during an emergency scenario with the help of an interactive, user-friendly, and portable first aid system. The emergency instruction device reduces panic and stress because it has a voice coach to calm responders who are first on the scene. It keeps responders focused on accepted protocols and treatment in the correct order.
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What do dust, smoke and cold wind have in common? Well, they all bring us sinusitis or sinus allergies. Good thing there are steam inhalers for allergies. We don’t have to worry about our nasal discomfort from getting worse. Steam inhalers are designed to respond to our difficulty in breathing without any side effect. These [...]

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing. CPR is part of the emergency cardiac care system designed to save lives. Many deaths can be prevented by prompt recognition of the problem and application of CPR and defibrillation which delivers a brief electric [...]

If you are faced with having to care for an asthmatic, you try to be well informed about your choices. You have basically two choices of controlling the symptoms. You can choose to use prescription asthma medications; or go for natural treatments or cures. Natural therapy will take the form of watching the food that [...]