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LifeSaving Education Inc.

We provide EMS training, consulting, and corporate CPR/FA/Safety training options. We also regularly Our classes are easy to take, fun and informative.

We offer the finest in quality CPR, AED and First Aid classes. Our instructors have over 10 years of experience in CPR and First Aid instruction. All of our training equipment is up to date, well maintained and completely portable. We will bring the class to you if you can't come to us. If you need or want to learn CPR or First Aid, let LifeSaving Education provide you with the training you need.

We will be glad to establish a CPR and/or First Aid training program for you or your company. If your company is thinking about purchasing an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), we will also be happy to help you set up a Public Access Defibrilator (PAD) program.

06/05/2026

Most cardiac arrests do not happen on a football field. About 7 out of 10 happen at home, which means 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲.

The AED on the wall is built for that moment. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗘𝗗 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀:

Open the lid or press the on button. The device starts talking to you and walks you through every step.
Place the pads on bare skin where the picture on the pad shows.
The AED analyzes the heart. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱. It will not shock a person who does not need it.
If a shock is advised, make sure no one is touching the person and push the flashing button.
Resume CPR right away. The AED will keep prompting you.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. Airports, gyms, schools, malls, government buildings, many workplaces. Look for the green and white heart logo. Apps like PulsePoint map nearby AEDs.

The single thing to remember at a real arrest: 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 beats 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿. AED plus CPR before EMS arrives is the strongest predictor of survival.

Learn it once and you have it. We teach CPR and AED for families, workplaces, and city teams. CPR and AED Awareness Week is the week to do it.

06/03/2026

HANDS-ONLY CPR
PUSH HARD. PUSH FAST. SAVE A LIFE.

If you saw an adult collapse in front of you right now, would you act? The honest answer for most people is, "I don't know, I'm scared I'll mess it up."

Here is the truth from the American Heart Association. 𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. For an untrained bystander responding to a sudden adult collapse, Hands-Only CPR is the recommendation.

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹. Tap and shout. If no response and no normal breathing, have someone call 911 and grab an AED if one is nearby.
𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. Heel of one hand in the center of the chest, other hand on top, fingers laced, arms straight.
𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁. About 2 inches deep, at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute. The beat of "Stayin' Alive" is right.
𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽. Keep going until help takes over or the person starts breathing.

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀. Infants and children almost always have a respiratory cause, so they need rescue breaths included with compressions. Adult Hands-Only CPR is for the adult sudden collapse.

Good Samaritan laws in every state protect people who try to help in good faith.

Want the confidence to act? We teach CPR in a single class. Message us. CPR and AED Awareness Week is the right week to commit.

06/01/2026

More than 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outside of hospitals in the U.S. every year, and almost 90% are fatal. The single biggest factor in whether someone survives is 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀.

Immediate CPR and AED use can 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 the chance of survival. Yet only about 40% of victims get bystander CPR before EMS arrives.

Here is the part that hits home: about 7 out of 10 cardiac arrests happen at home. The life you save is 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲.

This week, June 1 to 7, is CPR and AED Awareness Week. The ask is simple. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹.

A few things people get wrong:
𝗜𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. A class is a few hours.
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱. You do not.
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. Doing nothing is what hurts them.

If you only remember one thing, remember this. 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗣𝗥 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁. Call 911. Use an AED if one is nearby.

This week, take the leap. We teach CPR, AED, first aid, and BLS classes for families, workplaces, and teams. Message us to find a class that fits your schedule. Save a life this year.

05/30/2026

HAZMAT RESPONSE
RECOGNIZE. ISOLATE. CALL FOR HELP.

The last two weeks made one thing clear. Hazmat is not just tankers on the highway. It is silos at a lumber mill, tanks at an aerospace plant, vats at a paper mill. The hazards change. The 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁.

Tens of thousands of hazardous materials incidents are reported to PHMSA every year, and the first arriver almost never gets to pick the chemical, the container, or the weather.

The first arriver answers four questions fast.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁? Read placards, container shapes, the NFPA 704 diamond, and shipping papers from a distance. The free DOT Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG 2024) turns a 4-digit ID number into initial isolation and protective action distances.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵? One pail or one tanker shapes everything that follows.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴? Wind, slope, drains, and people in the path.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸? Workers, neighbors, schools, and you.

Then act to your training level.

𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 (OSHA 1910.120): recognize, secure the area, notify, do not enter.

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: defensive only. Protect exposures and people from a distance. No plugging, no patching, no entries unless trained and equipped for it.

A few honest reminders from recent calls. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱. Sawdust, grain, metal, plastics, and sugar can ignite and explode under the right conditions. Fixed-facility risks deserve the same pre-planning as transportation routes. And 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗣𝗘.

We teach first responder awareness and operations, plus HAZWOPER 24-hour, 40-hour, and the 8-hour refresher. If your department wants a session built around your jurisdiction's actual risks, message us. Stay safe out there.

05/29/2026

WORKPLACE CHEMICAL SAFETY
PLAN BEFORE THE ALARM

Last week in Orange County, a single 34,000-gallon tank threatened to fail and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands. The chemical, methyl methacrylate, is common in plastics and aerospace work. The lesson is uncomfortable but useful: the difference between a near miss and a disaster usually comes down to 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺.

If your people handle, store, clean up, or could be the first to find a chemical release, you are in chemical safety territory. Three OSHA standards work together.

𝗛𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (29 CFR 1910.1200): current SDS for every chemical, GHS labels, and training on the hazards your workers face.
𝗛𝗔𝗭𝗪𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥 (29 CFR 1910.120): covers hazardous waste site work, treatment and disposal facilities, and emergency response to chemical releases. Training matches the role: 40-hour, 24-hour, or the 8-hour annual refresher. Emergency responders train from Awareness up through Technician and beyond.
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (29 CFR 1910.119): required when you have threshold quantities of highly hazardous chemicals.

The data hold one big surprise. Most reported hazmat transportation incidents do not happen speeding down the highway. A large share occur during 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. Your dock is a hot spot.

Build the plan before you need it.

Current SDS at the workstation. A written spill plan and the right PPE. A clear call list. Pre-arranged mutual aid with your local fire department. Tier II reporting and outreach to your LEPC if you cross EPCRA thresholds.

For a real release, the National Response Center line is 1-800-424-8802, and call 911 for anything threatening people.

Not sure which level fits which role on your team? We help employers sort it out and teach HAZWOPER on site. Message us to scope a session.

05/28/2026

CHEMICAL SPILL NEARBY?
MOVE UPWIND. SHELTER. LISTEN.

A derailment, a tanker crash, a leak at a plant down the road. If a chemical release happens near you, a few simple moves protect your family.

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲. Move 𝘂𝗽𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 if you can. Distance matters fast.

𝗜𝗳 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: go inside right away, close and lock doors and windows, turn off fans and AC or set it to recirculate, and move to an interior room.

𝗜𝗳 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲: leave by the route they give and do not drive into the haze or smoke.

𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲 to look or to reach loved ones. Trained responders will get to them, and going in puts you both at risk.

𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: follow local alerts and instructions. Call 911 to report a spill and for anyone exposed or having trouble breathing.

The best time to learn this is before you need it. Sign up for your community's emergency alerts today.

Schools, workplaces, and city teams: we offer hazmat awareness and emergency planning sessions. Share this with your neighbors and your group chat.

05/27/2026

CHILD HEATSTROKE
PARK. LOOK. LOCK.

This one is hard to talk about, and that is exactly why it matters.

On average, 37 children die in hot cars in the U.S. each year, and 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 during a change in routine. It is not about bad parents. It is about how memory works under stress.

A parked car can climb about 50 degrees hotter than the air outside, and a child's body heats up 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 than an adult's. Most of these deaths happen between May and September.

Build the habits that prevent it. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸. 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸. 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗸.

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸: Check the back seat every single time you park, every trip, no exceptions.
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗸: Always lock the car and keep keys away from kids, so they cannot climb in and get trapped.
𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱: Put your phone, bag, or left shoe in the back seat as a cue to look.
𝗔𝗰𝘁: See a child alone in a car? Get them out and call 911 right away.

Infant and child CPR and first aid is one more layer of protection for the people who love them. We teach it for families and workplaces.

Share this with one parent or caregiver. One habit can prevent a tragedy.

05/25/2026

𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗬 2026

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have given their lives in the line of duty in service to our country. Memorial Day is the day we pay homage to all those who did not come home while serving in our military.

As we remember those who died, we also remember all those who have served and all those who serve today.

And this year, following just the last several days, it is hard to forget the sacrifices made by:

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀
𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘂𝗳𝗳, 𝗝𝗿.

Three departments. Three communities. One shared calling to run toward danger so that others can make it home.

To every family, crew, and department carrying this weight right now, you are not alone. We honor them by remembering their names, by standing with their families, and by training the next generation to carry the mission forward as safely as we can.

Rest easy. We will take it from here.

05/24/2026

EMS Week officially wrapped yesterday. For most of us, the gratitude continues all year. For some EMS clinicians, the next call after Recognition Day looks very different from a 911 ambulance run.

Today, a dedicated spotlight on the 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 of our profession.

While most EMS calls move patients from scene to hospital, critical care and flight crews often pick up where the ground 911 system stops. They transport the sickest patients in the system: post-cardiac-arrest, intubated trauma, septic shock, ECMO candidates, high-risk OB, neonatal, post-cath-lab. They do it in helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and specialty ground units. They do it in turbulence, weather, and at altitude. They do it with patients who, if anything goes wrong, do not have a safety net beyond them.

Their toolset reflects it: ventilators, multiple infusion pumps, blood products, transvenous and external pacing, advanced airway and surgical airway capability, point-of-care labs, and in some systems blood transfusion or even prehospital ECMO. The training behind that toolset is significant. The Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedic Certification (BCCTPC) administers the 𝗙𝗣-𝗖 (Flight Paramedic-Certified) and 𝗖𝗖𝗣-𝗖 (Critical Care Paramedic-Certified) credentials, both built specifically for this scope of practice.

These crews train relentlessly because their margin for error is small. They work in cramped cabins. They communicate through helmets. They make decisions about a patient's airway and hemodynamics with their knees touching the cot.

And then, after 12 to 24 hours of that, they brief the next crew, restock, and do it again.

To every flight medic, flight nurse, critical care paramedic, transport RT, and pilot reading this: thank you. The patients who never knew your name made it home because of you.

Recognition didn't end Saturday. Tag a critical care or flight crew member who deserves a thank-you below.

05/23/2026

EMS Remembrance Day asks us to pause for two groups: the patients whose names we still remember, and the providers no longer with us. Some of those providers we lost on the job. Some we lost to something quieter and just as serious.

The data is sobering.

According to research highlighted by the 𝗖𝗗𝗖, EMS clinicians have been found to be approximately 𝟭.𝟯𝟵 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 than members of the general public. Reviews and federal sources estimate that around 𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 develop behavioral health conditions such as depression and PTSD, compared with about 20 percent in the general population. Pooled studies have estimated PTSD prevalence in ambulance personnel at roughly 𝟭𝟭 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁, several times the rate seen in the general population.

The job exposes you to the worst hours of strangers' lives. Repeatedly. For decades.

That isn't weakness. That is biology meeting reality.

Things that help, supported by both research and provider experience:
- 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱. Peer support, EAP, a therapist who works with first responders.
- 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽, 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. They are not luxuries. They are part of the recovery system.
- 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱. Isolation is a warning sign.
- 𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. A single check-in often is not enough.

If you or a colleague is struggling, please reach out. In the U.S., call or text 988 for the Su***de and Crisis Lifeline. The 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘄 line for first responders is 1-206-459-3020.

Today, we remember. We honor the patients we couldn't save. We say the names of the providers we lost. We tell the ones still here, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. The work matters because you do. Please stay.

To anyone hurting right now: you are not alone.

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