Halloween: It's Frightening How Safe We Can Be
With the holiday seasons coming, a lot of people get excited because they have a chance to decorate and maybe have a little friendly...
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Nicholas Shelley
Sep 17, 20213 min
Spinal Injuries and Treatment options
Most often when someone is acting as an immediate responder (regular person who is trained in first aid, but who is not an...
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Nicholas Shelley
Sep 3, 20214 min
Children, Disasters, and Anxiety; How to Calm the Fear
This week, across the Mid-Atlantic region, we felt the lingering effects of Hurricane Ida. As over 8 inches of rain fell in some areas,...
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Nicholas Shelley
Aug 20, 20214 min
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition
So, you took a CPR class last month, great Job! Now that you’ve gone to the class, gotten a little bit of knowledge, and checked the box...
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Nicholas Shelley
Aug 6, 20214 min
COVID, Bias, and Hearing What You Want to Hear
Since our last post about situational awareness and perceived racism we (I) had quite a few surprising responses, some positive, some not...
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Nicholas Shelley
Jul 30, 20215 min
Situational Awareness, Racism and Social Justice Warriors
For my B.S. in Homeland Security and Emergency Management I had to take a Victimology course. As part of that course we were required to...
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Rich Calhoun
Jul 23, 20214 min
"Free, is the same as worthless"
We wanted to take a moment this week to address a disturbing trend that we have noticed recently. Many of our new customers are coming...
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Nicholas Shelley
Jul 16, 20214 min
Diabetes and Altered Mental States
First and foremost, let me be clear. The title is not implying that people who are diabetic appear to have, in some way shape or form a...
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Rich Calhoun
Jul 9, 20213 min
FEMA's Income Inequality and What You Can Do!
During the aftermath of a natural disaster or incident, we are told there is always help. Even Mr. Rogers taught us as kids to “look for...
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Nicholas Shelley
Jul 2, 20213 min
Childrens CPR: As Seen On TV
By now you may have seen the article that is being disseminated wide and far by the Associated Press about the Indiana father who used...
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Nicholas Shelley
Jun 18, 20213 min
Life Threatening Bleeds And How You Can Make A Difference
Last week we discussed how you can prevent, identify, and treat, heat related injuries as we start our march into the summer months. This...
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Nicholas Shelley
Jun 11, 20215 min
Heat Related Injuries and Summer Safety Tips
As we get into the summer months, things always start heating up. For us adults we tend to find ourselves working all day (for some of...
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Nicholas Shelley
Jun 4, 20213 min
Summer Fun and Fire Safety
We can all imagine that counting down the days until summer vacation may be the only math that children are accomplishing in school as...
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Nicholas Shelley
May 28, 20214 min
First Aid: My Own Personal Failure
If you are new to our blogs or had not noticed, last week there was no blog. If you were a participant for our First Aid course 2 weeks...
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Nicholas Shelley
May 14, 20212 min
Emergency Management: Part 3 – Preparedness
I cant believe it has been about a month since our last post about what Emergency Management is and how it can benefit you. We have...
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Nicholas Shelley
Apr 30, 20214 min
PA Voters Impact on State Emergency Management Capabilities
Pennsylvania hosts their next primary election on May 18, 2021. This election cycle is HUGE for Pennsylvania residents and those of...
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Nicholas Shelley
Apr 23, 20213 min
CPR and People of Color (POC)
Equality: The state of being equal, especially in status rights and opportunities Equitable: Fair and Impartial Integrity: The quality of...
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Nicholas Shelley
Apr 22, 20212 min
Funding and Politics: The Effects on Jefferson County, WV EMS
The average response time for emergency responders to arrive to the scene of an incident varies wildly dependent on many factors. In...
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Nicholas Shelley
Apr 16, 20213 min
CPR and the Sexes
Did you know that women are less likely to receive CPR from a bystander than men are? A 2018 study published in Circulation:...
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Nicholas Shelley
Apr 9, 20213 min
Piney Point Evacuation: Have an Evacuation Kit
In case you weren’t aware (seems the news cycle is always crazy) within the last week in Manatee County, Tampa Bay, FL, there were a...
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