CPR (Page 8)

Canadian Red Cross disaster volunteer Susan MacKenzie from Calgary was deployed to New Jersey to help bring relief to people affected by Hurricane Sandy. She never expected she'd been using her first aid training to help save a man's life.

[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 ...

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...

Guest entry by Randie Anderson, Communications Coordinator in Alberta Every year staff from the Calgary branch of the Canadian Red Cross show their thanks to the United Way by hosting a variety of events in support of the annual campaign. The Calg...

Last week, we blogged about the Cold Campout fundraiser in Halifax. We’re happy to report that despite the chilly weather, 13 high school students and a few supportive adults did indeed spend 24 hours out in the cold and raised $60,000 in the proce...

Admit it—talk around the dinner table at your house most likely never turns to what happens in the privacy of the washroom. The folks at the London School of Hygiene @ Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) are trying to change that with a new exhibition. It’s ...