Posts by: curt_newport

Lend Some Hands Only

If you have two hands, you can help a cardiac arrest patient. It's called "Hands Only CPR", and you can find detailed information about it here. The concept is simple: 1) Call 911 (get more help coming). 2) If there might be an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) nearby, send somebody to find it. 3) Start pressing the person's chest. No,… read more →

Concussions Rock!

I'm surrounded. If you have taken the time to read my bio, you know that the chances that I am going to come across somebody with concussion symptoms are "better than the average bear". Between the youth sports (coaching, watching and officiating), and life as a First Responder, one could say it is destiny. Some recent studies show that there… read more →