She just started breathing before [the ambulance] got there. Natalie with her husband Richard and their daughter Chelsea. Picture: Natalie BealeSource:Supplied Picture: Natalie BealeSource:Supplied Natalie believes knowing proper first aid training saved her daughters life. St John Ambulance is encouraging Australians, particularly parents, to complete a first aid course and learn how to properly perform CPR. I just went into autopilot and I did what Ive been trained to do, Natalie said. You dont want to think the worst, but eight minutes is a long time to be doing compressions. I feel like
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When a crime is committed, the whole city suffers. The main speaker was Neil Stevens of the New Jersey Division of Mental Health's Disaster and Terrorism Branch. Emphasizing the need to restore hope amid difficult circumstances, Stevens provided the trainees with strategies for interacting with victims. Give subtle signs you are listening, Stevens told the audience. Ask questions sparingly.Focus on responding to what the person is saying or asking.Avoid expressions of approval or disapproval. Three friends the Rev. Jerry Wilder Jr. of Patersons Resurrection Kingdom Ministries, the Rev. James
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Success for those people, he said, often depends on the support structure they have in the community. The training included ideas that could benefit anyone trying to assist someone with mental illness during a difficult time: Show that you are concerned; try to get the person out of a hectic situation; remain calm; speak reassuringly, but firmly; dont try to touch the patient; get medical help if needed; speak slowing and clearly; use short sentences; be patient; acknowledge the terror the person may be feeling; and remind them even though their fear is real, its not life-threatening. When someone
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Female trimmers often pair up, even form trimming collectives, counting on safety in numbers. Credit: Sarah Rice for Reveal New bill would require pot worker training in safety, sexual harassment By Shoshana Walter / April 24, 2017 Marijuana growers in California would be required to train employees about worker safety and sexual harassment under legislation headed for a hearing Tuesday. Sponsored by the UFCW Western States Council, the cannabis workers protection bill would require marijuana business owners of all kinds to put at least one employee per year through a 30-hour training from
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All Rights Reserved. CapitalWave launches Blockchain Academy to offer online video training courses Tuesday, April 25, 2017 9:57 AM UTC 0 comments Global financial training solutions provider CapitalWave, Inc. officially launched The Blockchain Academy platform that offers online video training courses covering the potentials and wide impacts of blockchain technology. The online blockchain training sessions are designed for stakeholders, managers and developers seeking to better understand the impact of blockchain. The progress-oriented courses builds deeper and more intensive understanding
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The Suttons Bay High School graduate is currently pursuing his masters degree in physical geography at Michigan State University. This is his third summer working in isolated areas of Alaska. He earned Wilderness First Responder certification at Northern Michigan University in 2013. He encountered only minor medical issues in the field, but understands that preparedness matters. Im grateful for the skills given the nature of what we do, Queen said. Queens father took notice and realized the value in bringing wilderness medical training to the Traverse City area. The northern Michigan environment
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The Miami Dolphins, in partnership with USA Football, hosted a Player Safety Coach (PSC) Training at the Baptist Health Training Facility at Nova Southeastern University. The Dolphins covered the cost of training for the football coaches prior to the beginning of spring football practices across South Florida. Forty-nine schools from across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties were represented. The Heads Up Football training began with a classroom session that focused on equipment fitting, concussion education, sudden cardiac arrest response and heat and hydration preparedness. The lessons
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So far, Human Resources Management course has been held in Salalah and Marketing course has been held in Muscat, said a statement from the company. These courses were attended by 41 participants from government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the public sector and the private sector. The courses were facilitated by SDO and taught by training experts from the relevant fields, it said. Shell Professional Courses initiative includes a number of courses that target NGOs, the public sector, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and other members of the public. These courses have been designed
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"Plume" is defined in the bill as noxious airborne contaminants generated as by-products of the use of energy-based devices, electrosurgical devices, electrocautery devices or mechanical tools during surgical, diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. If it becomes law, the bill would require the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to convene an advisory committee to develop a regulation requiring a health facility to evacuate or remove plume through the use of a plume scavenging system in all settings that employ techniques that involve the creation of plume by June 1, 2018. The bill specifies
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