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Heart Attack while having sex

admin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:23:08 +0000

If you think your partner may have a heart attack while having sex you should know what to do. Learn CPR online at www.cprpros.com The life you save may be someone you love.

Caregivers Stress

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:44:06 +0000

A guide for family, friends and loved ones in preparing for the effects of the growing older population…A Public Service Message from “Those Who Care”…

“Caregiver Stress”

The fall season is often thought of as the time for new beginnings and the kick-off of some annual events such as school and the football season. However, it also coincides with the ending of certain pleasurable times, like summer and the longer daylight hours of the summer solstice.

In reference to this diminished daylight, seasonal depression can begin – possibly from a loss of vitamin D or maybe it is from other factors unrelated to shortened daylight hours. However, it can be a serious time for those unfortunate folks affected by this change in season.

Caregivers are certainly not immune to this potential depressive time, so it behooves us to once again review some signs of caregiver stress, as well as potential ways to reduce that stress.

The list below is taken directly from the Alzheimer’s Association and their many wonderful publications focused on helping families with an Alzheimer’s victim:

10 Signs of Caregivers Stress

1. Denial about the disease and its effects on the person who has been diagnosed
Example: “I know Mom’s going to get better.”

2. Anger at the person with Alzheimer’s or others that no effective treatments or cures currently exist and that people don’t understand what’s going on
Example: “If he asks me that question one more time, I’ll scream.”

3. Social withdrawal from friends and activities that once brought pleasure
Example: “I don’t care about getting together with the neighbors anymore.”

4. Anxiety about facing another day and what the future holds
Example: “What happens when he needs more care than I can provide?”

5. Depression begins to affect the ability to cope
Example: “I don’t care anymore.”

6. Exhaustion makes it nearly impossible to complete necessary tasks
Example: “I’m too tired for this.”

7. Sleeplessness caused by never-ending list of concerns
Example: “What if she wanders out of the house or falls and hurts herself?”

8. Irritability leads to moodiness and triggers negative responses and reactions
Example: “Leave me alone!”

9. Lack of concentration makes it difficult to perform familiar tasks
Example: “I was so busy, I forgot we had an appointment.”

10. Health problems begin to take their toll, both mentally and physically
Example: “I can’t remember the last time I felt good.”

Ways to reduce caregiver stress:

Know what resources are available in your community
Constantly reeducated yourself about Alzheimer’s disease and care giving techniques
Get help from family, friends, and community resources
Take care of yourself by watching your diet, exercising, and getting plenty of rest
Manage your level of stress by consulting a physician and using relaxation techniques
Accept changes as they occur
Engage in legal and financial planning
Be realistic about what you can do
Give yourself credit for what you have accomplished; don’t feel guilty if you lose patience or can’t do everything on your own

Health Care Reform (Affordable Care Act)

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:35:21 +0000

“Afford Care Act”

As we are aware, a major goal of the Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform) signed into law on March 23, 2010, is to put consumers back in charge of their health care and to correct some of the egregious practices of insurance companies (i.e., terminating health plans of patients that are currently ill), especially the benefits and costs.

To that end, numerous websites are dedicated to posting information pertaining to the relevant issues of health care reform. One such website, www.HealthCare.gov, presents the facts in a narrow yet easily interrupted manner.

Here are some of the more salient points of one of their latest editions:

Affordable Care Act

Insurance rate raises will be reviewed by the Department of Health and Human Services in an effort to prevent unreasonable increases.
Pre-existing condition individuals will have an opportunity to purchase health insurance through Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) as of July 1, 2010, and then through Exchanges in 2014.
Stop insurance companies from limiting the care you need. As of September 23, 2010 there will be no exclusions on pre-existing conditions for children, will prohibit insurers from removing your coverage based on unintentional mistakes, and ban insures from setting lifetime limits.
Remove insurance company barriers between you and your doctor. As of September 23, 2010, no prior approval will be required to seek emergency room treatment at a hospital outside your network. You can see an OB-GYN without a referral from your insurance company. And, you can select any doctor from your provider network as your primary physician.
As of September 23, 2010, children under the age of 26 will be allowed to remain on their parent’s insurance plans.
As of September 23, 2010, no children will be denied health care coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
As of January, 2011, insurers will be required to spend at least 80% to 85% of your premium dollars on direct medical care (individual/small group and large groups, respectively).
No arbitrary rescissions of insurance coverage except cases involving fraud.
Health Care Reform (Affordable Care Act) is geared to providing more Americans health care coverage with fewer restrictions, more access, and lower costs. After President Obama signed the bill into law, many of us forgot about the implementation of the law. I will attempt to stay on top of the changes that are occurring, and when those changes will be adopted into our daily lives.

Do you have a swimming pool?

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:47:53 +0000

Did you know that the number one cause of death of children under the age of 6 is drowning? Even when pool season ends, many parents believe the risk of drowning also ends, but data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) indicates 311 reported non-pool drownings from 2007 through 2009, were of children younger than five years of age. More than 80 percent of these deaths involved children younger than two years old. The pattern is much different than that observed in pool-related incidents where children younger than two accounted for 38 percent of deaths (involving children younger than five).
Bathtubs were involved in most (71 percent) of the non-pool drowning deaths from 2007-2009. Many of these incidents involved caregivers leaving the room to answer the phone/door or to retrieve an item. In some incidents, an older sibling was left to watch a younger sibling.
“Infants and toddlers need particularly close supervision,” said CPSC Acting Chairman Nancy Nord. “Drowning can occur within seconds in only inches of water, so parents need think of, not just the pool, but any water anywhere as dangerous.”
CPSC recommends parents and caregivers follow these safety tips when children are around bathtubs, spas, buckets, or decorative ponds or fountains:
* Never leave young children alone near any water. Young children can drown in even small amounts of water.
* Always keep a young child within arm’s reach in a bathtub. Never leave to answer the phone, answer the door, get a towel or for any other reason. If you must leave, take the child with you.
* Don’t leave a baby or toddler in a bathtub under the care of another young child.
* Never leave a bucket containing even a small amount of liquid unattended. Toddlers can fall headfirst into buckets and drown. After using a bucket, always empty and store it where young children cannot reach it. Buckets left outside can collect rainwater and are a hazard.
* Prevent children from gaining access to spas or hot tubs when not in use; always secure with safety covers and barriers.
* Learn CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). It can be a lifesaver when seconds count. For online CPR Certification, visit http://www.cprpros.com

The importance of touch…

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:05:01 +0000

We’re all born with a great need for touch. To thrive, newborns must be fed touch as much as food. Studies in orphanages and hospitals repeatedly tell us that infants deprived of skin contact lose weight, become ill and even die. We know that premature babies given periods of touch therapy gain weight faster, cry less, and show more signs of relaxed pulse, respiration rate and muscle tension.
Many of us rationalize that touch isn’t important. Part of this may be to cover up hurt from our past if we grew up in families that didn’t touch each other. Sometimes it’s hard to admit we missed out on such an important human need. To help overcome that thinking consider this interesting study.
Librarians were instructed alternately to touch and not touch the hands of students as they handed back their library cards. Then the students were interviewed. Those who had been touched reported far greater positive feelings about themselves, the library, and the librarians than those who had not been touched.
This occurred even though the touch was fleeting and the students didn’t even remember it!
Consider when during the day you are touched or reach out to touch. Do you restrict yourself to handshakes? What kind of hugs are you comfortable with? Do you subscribe to what’s been called the all American A-frame? While those in many other part of the whole give whole body hugs, we Americans tend to bend forward only from the waist, keeping our lower bodies apart from each other.
If you’re a senior, you are in the least touched group in our culture. Part of the blame lies with our culture’s emphasis on associating youthful skin with touchable skin, as well as touch being linked with youthful sexuality. Another factor is probably the greater number of people in this age group who live alone. If we restrict our touch to a spouse we may be in big trouble.
But seniors have wonderful opportunities to teach others about the value of touch. Fortunately, as we age, there tends to be a softening of our rigid ideas about things. I know this goes against commonly held views, but we know it’s accurate. Seniors are not more stubborn or more stuck in their ways. We know you are actually increasingly flexible and willing to adapt new roles!
So ask yourself how you’re doing with getting and giving touch. Consider deliberately touching others more often and see how it feels. When sitting and talking, reach out occasionally to lightly touch the other’s forearm, hand or shoulder. When a friend is tired, offer a shoulder or neck rub. Remember that when we touch, we get the benefit as well.
Observe whether you ever ask for touch. It’s OK to say, “I need a hug.”

Earn Money for CPR Referrals

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:18:35 +0000

Earn Money for CPR Referrals
Everyone should know how to perform CPR in the case of an emergency. Now you can promote CPR and earn money when you refer your friends and family to learn these life saving skills online from www.cprpros.com . This is how it works…We set you up with a personal link which you send to your facebook, twitter, email list, etc. When they click on your personal link it will identify you as their referral. When they go into the site, to take the course, it will send you an email and send us an email. That way we will both know who took the course and how much they paid. At the end of the month you will receive a check from us for the previous month’s referrals. To receive your personal link please email customerservice@cprpros.com Remember, no one should die because someone did not learn how to perform CPR.

CPR for Dogs, Cats and other animals

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:51:20 +0000

CPR for dogs, cats and other animals is the same for people except for two things. First you close their mouth and breathe into their nose. Second you lay the animal on their right side and compress under their left arm pit. Do 2 breaths to start and then continuous compressions hard and fast. After 5 minutes give 2 more breaths and then do continuous compressions hard and fast. If there is another adult have that person drive you to the 24 hour emergency vet clinic while you continue doing CPR. To get certified in CPR go to http://cprpros.com

New Tips for Earthquake Safety

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:43:39 +0000

1) Most everyone who simply ‘ducks and covers’ WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed.
2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it.
3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs.
4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake.
5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair.
6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed.
7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different ‘moment of frequency’ (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads—horribly multilated. Even if the building doesn’t collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged. Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If Possible—It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther you are from the outside perimeter of the building
the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked.
9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them.
10) Offices with a lot of paper creates voids where the paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper.
Spread the word and save someone’s life… The Entire world is experiencing natural calamities so be prepared! To learn life saving skills go to http://cprpros.com When you learn how to perform CPR online your family and friends can learn these skills free thanks to you. Just give them your user name and password. No one should die because someone did not learn what to do.

ICE your phone NOW…

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:07:47 +0000

ICE stands for In Case of Emergency. Paramedics will turn to a victim’s cell phone for clues to that person’s identity. You can make their job much easier with a simple idea that they are trying to get everyone to adopt: ICE.

If you add an entry in the contacts list in your cell phone under ICE, with the name and phone no. of the person that the emergency services should call on your behalf, you can save them a lot of time and have your loved ones contacted quickly. It only takes a few moments of your time to do. Paramedics know what ICE means and they look for it immediately.
ICE your cell phone NOW! Please pass this one along! And don’t forget to learn CPR. Justgo to http://cprpros.com and your family and friends can leran CPR free thanks to you. Just give them your user name and password…

CPR skills had a major change…

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:14:21 +0000

CPR skills had a major change a few months ago. Now it is easier than ever before to get certified in CPR. Just go online to http://cprpros.com and get certified in the new skills. When you take the course online your family and friends can learn CPR FREE thanks to you. Just give them your user name and password. It is no longer necessary to sit in a class to learn these life saving skills. No one should die because someone did not learn CPR.