October 2013

Flu Watch is a BIG responsibility of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - with the Government shut down - who is monitoring the spread of Influenza this Fall? Athenahealth to Monitor Flu Activity During Government Shutdown During the government shutdown, health IT vendor athenahealth plans to monitor flu activity and issue updates accordingly. Such activity normally is conducted...

Really? Are Earthquakes going to occur on October 17? 12 Million people are about to be affected by earthquakes in California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, both the Northeast and Southeastern US. But wait - this earthquake will be Hitting Italy, the US Virgin Islands, and even Guam, Hawaii, New Zealand and Japan! How do we know this? It is...

Prevent Kitchen Fires The theme of this year's Fire Prevention Week is Preventing Kitchen Fires... there's a lot you can learn and a lot you can do: Fire Prevention Training Materials Fire & Evacuation Safety Equipment Kitchen First Aid Kits Burn First Aid Products Cooking Up a Disaster in the Kitchen   Fire Prevention Week commemorates the Great Chicago Fire...

October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month. More than 350,000 deaths are attributed to SCA every year in the United States and the survival rate is less than 1 percent unless CPR and defibrillation are utilized quickly by bystanders. A new study by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showed that by increasing rates of bystander CPR, the survival rate...

The automated external defibrillator (AED) market is divided into two segments, namely semi-automated and fully automated. Both types are available at nearly same cost and are equally efficient in saving lives, although they function differently. The global automated external defibrillator market was worth $616 million in the year 2012. The market will grow at a healthy pace in the next...

The First Aid Fund Raising Program is a New & Unique way to raise funds for Schools, Churches, Non Profits and other group – It is Safe, Easy and FUN! 100% Mark up / Profit, Fast and this time, you won’t be embarrassed asking for support – EVERYBODY needs a first aid kit! First Aid Fundraising Program... simple steps to...

What does it mean to be "Prepared"? For some, it is simply knowing what they will do and where they will go (OK MacGyver...Good Luck) For others, there's no concern...it won't happen to them (Ostrich) or the government will be there to take care of things (Pollyanna.) Then you have the other extreme - Militia and hard core TEOTWAWKI Survivalists. Most our readers fall somewhere in between, cautiously prepared with practical plans and supplies to be ready if the SHTF when they are at Home, Work, or in the Car. Our Followers with Kids make sure the Schools are prepared and the Pet owners have considered the emergency needs for their Pets. Where do you fall? Are you a Prepper? A Doomsdayer? Practically Prepared? None if these? Here are some of our ideas for practical and useful preparation... Continue reading →

It is National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month - Everyone needs to learn CPR & AED use (as well as First Aid! - consider having CPR Training at your location. More people survived cardiac arrests in Denmark after the country encouraged bystanders to step in and perform CPR, a new study shows. Researchers found the proportion of cardiac arrest patients...

The SOL Origin redefines the survival kit from the ground up.  In one product that fits in the palm of your hand, the Origin gives you the collection of tools you need to survive the unexpected and make it back alive. Think of it as the ultimate cross breed of the traditional ten essentials and a survival kit, all wrapped...

Are you Expecting the Unexpected? Are you READY? Many aren't - here are some recent unexpected events and the devastation that ensued... October 1, 2013 News Release Federal Aid Programs for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Declaration Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama's disaster declaration issued...