With the new year, comes a new you! But for many of us, New Year’s resolutions don’t always pan out. We try to lose weight, get to the gym more …
Tag: first aid
Real Adventures in Babysitting
Grant Hansen is a Director, Product Development (First Aid/CPR/AED & Babysitting) for the American Red Cross. When the Red Cross put out a call for “so-bad-they’re-funny” babysitting stories, we got …
Around the Water Cooler: Latest News from the Red Cross
FATHER’S DAY A Father’s Day Story – H.T. Linke “The best thing about the Army was the people, all of us soldiers, working together as a team with a single …
What Goes through a Red Crossers Mind While Watching Game of Thrones
I jumped on the Game of Thrones bandwagon a little late, but it happened to coincide with my new position at the American Red Cross. As I binge-watch to catch …
When Compassion Meets Compression
As a new Red Cross employee, getting trained in the basics of CPR, AEDs and first aid were at the top of my list. I headed to Fort Belvoir this month …
You Never Know…
Many of us who have taken a Red Cross CPR/First Aid class always hope we never have to put our training to work. If we do, it usually means something …
In Celebration of Love your Pets Day
By Deborah Mandell, VMD Member, American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council Pop Quiz* 1. Your dog tipped over a bottle of antifreeze in the garage and is standing in a …
Preparing for Disasters in Colombia
Editor’s note: Jenelle Eli is on the international communications team at the American Red Cross. She and her team will be blogging from Colombia for the next few weeks. Today …
We Salute YOU, Dave the Plumber
Many people take a Red Cross CPR or First Aid class with the hope that they will never have to use their training outside of the classroom. However, if the …
Hey Dorothy – There’s an App For That!
After the release of the Tornado App this week I started wondering what the Wizard of Oz would be like if we had equipped some of the characters with our …