Dr. Steven Horwitz
CPR/AED and FIRST AID Requirements for Child Care Workers and Foster/Adoptive Parents
Your certification card MUST say PEDIATRIC FIRST AID, not ADULT First Aid. This is extremely important as per Texas Administrative Code...
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Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Apr 20
- 1 min
Rockwall CPR CEO Featured in D Magazine
After Rockwall-Heath’s Rhabdo Outbreak, the UIL Moves to Educate Coaches and Parents "Mark Cousins, UIL eligibility and education...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Mar 29
- 1 min
CPR Requirements for Texas Child Care Workers
Texas Administrative Code §746.1315 "(a) Each caregiver and the child-care center director must have a current certificate of training...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Mar 29
- 1 min
CPR Requirements for Foster and Adoptive Parents
7320 Training in CPR and First Aid - From the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Child Protective Services Handbook CPS...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Mar 21
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Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Legal Risk of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Abstract "Background: Research has shown disparities between provision of bystander CPR among different race, gender and age groups....
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Feb 28
- 2 min
2020 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Focused Update for First Aid
"Top Take-Home Messages First aid providers can use the signs of weakness in the face (eg, droop), arm, or grip on one side of the body,...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Feb 7
- 2 min
NARCAN - Be the 1 Before 911
"NARCAN® is a potentially lifesaving medication designed to help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in minutes. Since most opioid...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Feb 2
- 1 min
Damar Hamlin's#3forHeart™ CPR Challenge
Damar Hamlin says take a CPR and First Aid class today! Parents, do you have kids playing sports in leagues and clubs? Are the coaches...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Jan 15
- 2 min
Poisoning and Children
You find your child on the floor with a bottle of bleach, an open bottle of medication, chewing on a leaf of a plant. What do you do?...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
Steel Toe Shoes: ANSI Ratings
Steel Toe shoes are rated by the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM). Inside the shoe (back of the tongue) there should be a...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Nov 11, 2022
- 1 min
AED Pads - Can pediatric AED pads be used on an adult?
The American Heart Association states, "AHA Response: The AHA advises that pediatric AED pads should not be used on adults. The AHA 2020...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
Cardiac Arrest - Morning, Noon, or Night?
"One of the deepest mysteries about SCD has been its timing. Health experts have known for more than 30 years that the erratic heartbeat...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
2020 American Heart Association Guidelines
2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Oct 27, 2022
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Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
Chest Compressions and Hand Placement
"Cardiac arrest is among the leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide. This life-threatening emergency occurs when the...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Oct 12, 2022
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Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Oct 7, 2022
- 1 min
Trauma - Flail Chest
Here is a great thread on Flail Chest. Flail chest is a life-threatening medical condition that occurs when a segment of the rib cage...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
Jewelry and CPR/AED. Leave on or take off?
From the American Heart Association "The AHA Basic Life Support course recommends that rescuers do not need to remove a person’s jewelry...
Dr. Steven Horwitz
- Sep 26, 2022
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