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News
January 2009
- Northwest Health and Safety Inc.
opens new training center! We have opened our new training
center next to our previous training center. The move allows
Northwest Health and Safety to expand it's CPR and First Aid
Training Class offerings. Our new training center is located at
6300 NE St. James Road, Suite 107, Vancouver, Washington 98663.
Watch us over the next few months as we expand our CPR and First
Aid training classes and schedules. The training center features
state of the art multimedia equipment and refreshments for
student comfort and convenience.
October 2008
- Northwest Health and Safety Inc. is proud to now
offer 40 hour first responder programs. Northwest Health and Safety Inc. has
partnered with the American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) to provide
this valuable first responder training. The ASHI first responder program is
designed for companies and organizations that need more than just basic first
aid or companies that do business or have employees in remote locations or where
there is delays in medical response. Call Northwest Health and Safety Inc today
to find out more about our first responder training programs.
April 2008
CPR Focus is now on
Compressions!
In a
radical change from the way everyday people do CPR, new recommendations urge
many more chest compressions.
The revised guidelines issued
Monday by the American Heart Association on cardiopulmonary resuscitation change
the ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths from 15 compressions for every
two rescue breaths to 30 compressions for every two rescue breaths.
And while the guidelines
advocate a "back to basics" approach for the public, they recommend that
emergency personnel get more high-tech by cooling cardiac arrest patients for 12
to 24 hours to about 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Two significant studies have
shown that such cooling resulted in improved survival and brain function for
those who were comatose after initial resuscitation.
More than 300,000 Americans
die each year of cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly stops beating. The
heart association estimates that more than 95% of cardiac arrest victims die
before they get to the hospital.
Studies show that the chest
compressions create more blood flow through the heart to the rest of the body,
buying time until a defibrillator can be used or the heart can pump blood on its
own. Studies have also shown that blood circulation increases with each chest
compression and must be built back up after an interruption, the association
says in its online journal Circulation.
December 2007
- Northwest Health and Safety Inc. has been chosen to implement
AED's into 21 local high schools in Clark County. Thru a generous grant from
Legacy Health Systems, 21 High Schools in Southwest Washington will have life
saving tools and training to make a difference during a cardiac arrest.
Northwest Health and Safety Inc. in conjunction with Educational Service
District 112 will provide AED's, implementation support, CPR/AED training and
AED cabinets. For more information on AED's go to
www.aed4u.com
August 2007
- Northwest Health and Safety Inc. will hold a
CPR Instructor course on October 6, 2007. This instructor
development course will teach instructor candidates the
important teaching skills and administrative tasks required to
be an ASHI instructor. Successful completion of this course will
lead to instructor authorization and certification. Interested
students must complete a CPR for Healthcare Provider (or
equivalent course) within the past 6 months prior to instructor
course. We are expecting this course to fill up quickly so sign
up today. This course will allow the successful candidate to
teach both CPR and First Aid Courses. Course fee $400 which
includes all materials and monitoring fees. Instructor
Development course will be held at Northwest Health and Safety
Inc. in Vancouver, Washington. Call 360-737-8910 to register.
- Northwest Health and Safety Inc. announces a
emergency class for kids! This emergency course will
cover basic emergency skills for children ages 8-12 years old.
Topics covered will be recognizing emergencies, FBAO, calling 911,
basic first aid techniques and basic CPR skills. The card will not
be for national certification. Students completing the course will
receive a completion from Northwest Health and Safety Inc. The
course will be on October 3, 2007 and will fill up fast! Register
Early at 360-737-8910.
July 2007
- Northwest Health and Safety Inc.
the parent company of NWCPRTraining announces the launch of
www.aed4u.com. AED4U.com is an
extension of Northwest Health and Safety's recent acquisition of
Safety Services Network and Advantage Procurements AED division. We
are excited to offer a comprehensive line of AED's from leading AED
manufactures. Northwest Health and Safety Inc. is a leader in AED
programs. The new website is set to launch in early August.
June 2007
- Northwest Health and Safety Inc. announces the addition of 3 new
instructors. Kurt Ream, Josh Mueller and Greg Sanders. We are
pleased to have these highly qualified instructors join us, they
bring a wealth of experience to our training center. Our new
addition of instructors will allow us to increase our class offering
and expand to new more advanced courses in the future.
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