Imagine something’s gone wrong — you’ve cut yourself badly or feel sick, a loved one has chest pain or trouble breathing, someone you care about isn’t acting normally — you need help and you need it fast. The temptation to jump in the car and head down the mountain is tremendous — it’s action, it’s movement, it’s doing something. It’s also the worst choice you can make.

Whether we’re coming up to our own property or welcoming friends and family for a visit, we all need to be alert to the possibility that we or our…

How to recognize and respond to heat-related illnesses like Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion

In the U.S., heart disease is the leading cause of death for people of both genders and most racial and ethnic groups and the primary cause of 1 in…

Hypothermia something we’re all at least somewhat aware of, especially when the temperature or wind chill dips below zero, but in truth, it doesn’t…

Every year, almost 800,000 people in the United States have a stroke. Every 40 seconds, someone somewhere in the U.S. has a stroke, and every 4…

Save a life. Learn the basics of bleeding control, including how to safely and properly apply a tourniquet. Sponsored by the American College of…