Dr. Steven Horwitz3 days ago2 minElectric Shock SafetyThe Texas Department of Insurance publishes Safety @ Work, a great safety newsletter. May Is National Electrical Safety Month. The tips...
Dr. Steven HorwitzMay 141 minCPR After a Head On CollisionWould you know what to do? “Both the passenger and driver were completely unconscious. One of them, his eyes were wide open the other one...
Dr. Steven HorwitzApr 303 minSnake Bites: Do You Know What To Do?From Perspective on the Therapeutics of Anti-Snake Venom Envenomation is the result of the injection of a highly specialized toxic...
Dr. Steven HorwitzApr 151 minJust Get Certified!The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation recently published some attention-grabbing statistics: There are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital...
Dr. Steven HorwitzApr 51 minA Father Saves His Son's Life“Last November while on vacation, my 5-year-old son stopped breathing for reasons unknown at that time. The fact was that he was...
Dr. Steven HorwitzFeb 91 minGender Disparities Among Adult Recipients of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the PublicWHAT IS KNOWN Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) improves survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, yet BCPR rates are...
Dr. Steven HorwitzDec 6, 20211 minCould You Perform CPR for 15 Minutes?"A hero GP saved his best friend’s life when he stopped breathing minutes after the pair had completed a 50-mile bike ride. Dr Kashif Ali...
Dr. Steven HorwitzOct 15, 20211 minCOVID and CPR: Just Get Started!"In resuscitation of adults and children, the healthcare provider is now instructed to give rapid chest compressions and to defibrillate...
Dr. Steven HorwitzOct 8, 20211 min‘No Time to Die’"A cinema-goer who suffered a heart attack while watching latest Bond movie was saved by fellow films fans who performed CPR on him. The...
Dr. Steven HorwitzOct 3, 20211 minAdd Breathing for Young Kids!"To administer CPR to adults and teenagers, the American Heart Association recommends that a bystander use chest compressions — pushing...
Dr. Steven HorwitzSep 28, 20211 minSudden Cardiac Arrest vs. Heart Attack: What’s the difference?Heart Attack - think plumbing Sudden Cardiac Arrest - think electrical Read more ....
Dr. Steven HorwitzAug 23, 20211 minCould You Save A Life at the Golf Course?"The two women were preparing to leave the pro shop to play golf when they began talking to a man who said that while he loved to play...
Dr. Steven HorwitzJul 23, 20211 minCould You Save A Life at a Restaurant?"Moments after sitting down to eat dinner with his wife at Stamey’s Barbecue, West suffered cardiac arrest and slumped down in his seat."...
Dr. Steven HorwitzMar 8, 20211 min"Immediately I knew something wasn't right,"A Lansing mother said she woke up at 4 a.m. to find her infant daughter had stopped breathing. Doctors said that what she did after that...
Dr. Steven HorwitzFeb 21, 20211 minA Valentine's Day Save!"Milota had performed about 300 compressions when police officers from the borough arrived on scene. Sgt. Everett Holt, the department’s...
Dr. Steven HorwitzFeb 1, 20211 minFoster and Adoptive Care We are frequently asked this question: Can I take an online CPR and First Aid Class as part of the Foster Care or Adoptive Parent Texas...
Dr. Steven HorwitzDec 7, 20201 minSummary of CPR for Adults, Child, InfantsCPR Scene Safety Recognition of Cardiac Arrest Activation of Emergency Response System Compression-Ventilation Ratio Compression Rate...
Dr. Steven HorwitzOct 13, 20201 minAED Pad PlacementThe basic steps of using an AED are as follows: Turn on the AED. Apply AED pads. Follow the AED prompts. Clear the victim and shock....
Dr. Steven HorwitzJul 31, 20201 minQuick thinking, CPR save child who nearly drowned“It just happened so fast,” Victoria Greeley said on Wednesday. “It was very scary.” Greeley said she her husband John Greeley live near...