Emergency First Aid Facts-Asthma

Emergency First Aid Facts-Asthma

Asthma is an emergency and requires immediate first aid. Asthma is known as a chronic breathing disorder that causes the airways to swell and create mucous. This is the reason an asthmatic will cough, become short of breath and then you will hear the wheezing. Irritants Many

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Canada Has One of the Highest

Canada Has One of the Highest

Canada Has One of the Highest Incidences of Asthma in the World  Asthma affects 2.74 million people in Canada.  (Public Health Agency of Canada (2007))  Every year, about 250 Canadians die from asthma. Most of these deaths, however, could have been prevented with proper education and management. 

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Is it legal or moral?

Last week I wrote about the hesitation of assisting a stranger on the street and some of the causes. Often when instructing first aid courses participants tell me there are many more reasons that cross their mind. Some reasons are legal issues that frighten them but moral

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