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Avoid dangers this holiday season

Posted December 10, 2012 by Global Administrator

While the holidays can be a wonderful time spent with friends and family, there are also a number of accidents associated with the holidays. According to medical statistics, people have been injured watering Christmas trees without unplugging the...

Canadian Red Cross holiday gift guide

Posted December 06, 2012 by Global Administrator

The Canadian Red Cross has some great gift ideas to help you with your holiday shopping this season: The gift that keeps on giving: Nothing says “best gift ever” like the ability to save lives like a real-life superhero! Purchase a first aid or CP...

Tweeting My Way Through CPR Training at #redcrossCPR

Posted November 21, 2012 by Global Administrator

[slideshow]I'm the type of person who likes to be prepared. I've got my emergency kit ready and my purse is stocked with bandaids for any scrape, cut, or blister. But when it comes to taking care of my sick grandfather, I never felt confident that I ...

Using CPR to Save Lives

Posted November 16, 2012 by Global Administrator

Effective bystander CPR can save lives, which is something Bran Simon learned first-hand a few weeks ago. After hearing yelling and crying in his apartment building, Bran ran over to see what was wrong and saw a man lying on the floor with no vital s...

Photo of the day: Snowy day in Calgary

Posted November 09, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Guest entry by Matt O’Connor, Digital Communications Coordinator in Calgary This is what it looks like outside the Calgary Red Cross office today. It seems that the wintery weather stretches all the way from the American East coast to Alberta. Cal...

An update from the American Red Cross DigiDOC

Posted November 03, 2012 by Global Administrator

Wendy Harman, Director of Social Media at the American Red Cross talks about how the Red Cross is using social media in their response following Hurricane Sandy. The Red Cross has tracked more than 1 million mentions of Sandy and are using its soci...

The American Red Cross responds to Sandy

Posted October 30, 2012 by Global Administrator

[slideshow] The American Red Cross has been busy opening shelters and providing disaster relief to residents affected by Hurricane Sandy. Here are some photo from the response in the U.S. The Canadian Red Cross has highly trained disaster volunte...

What's in an emergency preparedness kit?

Posted October 29, 2012 by Global Administrator

We've been urging Canadians to assemble an emergency preparedness kit for their home. But what exactly should be included in such a kit? Red Crosser Gwen Eamer shows some of the key items to include in the kit and why it's so important to have one in...

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