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Teaching CPR with a Twitter twist

The Red Cross Talks team is hosting two FREE CPR Tweetups tomorrow in Toronto and Hamilton, and we are inviting our Twitter friends to join us! Non-Twitter users might be wondering “what’s a Tweetup?” It’s when twits (Twitter users) get together I...

Red Cross first aid instructor saves daughter from choking

If you have ever taken a Red Cross CPR class, you know that one thing we cover in the classes is choking emergencies. I recently heard a story that illustrates the importance of taking a CPR class. Patrick Quinn, a Red Cross first aid instructor i...

Saving lives with “Stayin’ Alive”

November is CPR Month. All month the team at Red Cross Talks will be sharing CPR-related stories and info. Stay tuned for more! Earlier this year, while taking a CPR course, my instructor Chuck used what I thought was an innovative tool to le...

British Red Cross launches new first aid campaign for youth

You‘re a teenager at a party having a good time, when your friend, who has had too much to drink, passes out.  What do you do? Our sister society, the British Red Cross, is tackling this issue by recently launching a campaign called “Life. Liv...

My first aid class – learning ABCs is as easy as 123

I arrived at my first aid class this week armed with a pen, a notebook, and a thirst for some first aid knowledge. I will admit it had been awhile since I had brushed up on my first aid skills. I got my certification years back, and meant to recertif...

First aid instructor profile – Deb Demaine teaches first aid in Niagara and Halton Regions

  Three years ago, Deb Demaine was in the midst of a career change. She started teaching first aid as a part-time job, not knowing it would change her life.  Nowadays, Deb can be found teaching first aid full-time in Niagara and Halton regi...

First Aid instructor profile: Athena Papoutsis teaches life-saving skills in Toronto

Shortly following one of the first First Aid classes she ever taught, Athena Papoutsis received a message in her Facebook inbox from someone she didn't know. She was surprised to find out the message was from one of her students. He wanted her...

Would you know what to do?

If you were coming down the escalator/stairs at a busy shopping mall and noticed someone at the bottom of it, sprawled out on the ground and not moving, would you know what to do? The Red Cross put Canadians to the test a few years back with an aw...

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