1 – Keep calm, don’t panic. 2 – DIAL 9-1-1. Don’t hang up, until EMS arrives. Try and keep calm. You are going to be asked a few questions, speak clearly. Realize usually within 2 minutes help is being dispatched, while you are on call. 3 – Be prepared for the following questions: Where is the emergency? The emergency is not always located where you’re calling from. Always be aware of your surroundings, to be as specific as…
Seriously, be prepared! Maintenance of a personal updated health history is one of the most important steps to improve your quality of healthcare. A good medical history can literally be a life saver. During the pandemic, having current information completed crucial. Having documented your health information becomes more important, if a family member or HCPOA, needs to step in at a time of crisis. You really do not want to have to come up with all this information, if you…
This Notebook will be your guide in creating and developing all the information necessary and become, your best advocacy tool. Once completed you HealthCare Notebook will improve your communication and care across all medial services . When your documentation is completed in advance of any MD appointment, therapy, or hospital stay you will receive better outcome, guaranteed. click here to see online version http://www.scclhs.com/resources free hard copies are available email scclhsrn@gmail.com for details
We are half way through a year, like we have never had before. Time to check our approach for the remaining half. Is your glass half full or half empty? Check your perception and see if it is time to get a smaller glass? Control your life with what you can do, what you must and recognize your gifts, you can give to the world to fill our personal glass. A definition of crisis is “a difficult or dangerous time in which…
Telemedicine is one of the long-lasting legacies of COVID 19. It has changed the face of healthcare. Can I use telemedicine? When should I use telemedicine? How does it work? Prior to March 2020 only 11% of Americans had been seen by a doctor via video. By May 20020 3 of 10 consumers were being seen by video. Telemedicine uses video cameras and monitors to connect you to health care providers. You will be able to see, hear, and talk…
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Where to go when I am sick or hurt? It’s important to understand when you should go to an urgent care center. Urgent Care facilities are popping up everywhere it seems. So, when are these the best option for care? These facilities are not appropriate for life threatening illnesses or injuries. It is important to note, if your injury or illness is on the list of most commonly treated symptoms, but is determined to be severe enough you may need…
Before Giving CPR 1.Check the scene and the person. Make sure the scene is safe, then rub the person on the shoulder to check for response. 2. Call 911 for assistance. That one person should stay on line until EMS arrives. Remain calm and be able to give clear information on place, person and response at the time. Send someone else to get an AED. 3. With the person lying on his or her back, on hard surface, ground or…
AED Steps for Use Automated external defibrillators can help save lives during sudden cardiac arrest: 67 of 100 can be helped with AED. If AED is NOT USED only 3 of 100 are saved. Using the AED These AED steps should be used when caring for a non-breathing child aged 8 or older who weighs more than 55 pounds, or an adult. After checking the scene and ensuring that the person needs help, you should ask a bystander to call…