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CPR and First Aid
National AED Registry
You can help save the lives of sudden cardiac arrest victims.
Citizen CPR Foundation | Strengthening the Chain of Survival
The mission of the Foundation is "to strengthen the Chain of Survival." The Foundation has three primary co-sponsors: the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
CPRawareness.com | Feel the Beat
Our mission is to raise awareness of CPR and help save lives by teaching thousands of people, especially underprivileged students, how to respond in an emergency situation when someone's heart has stopped working.
This is accomplished by bringing to schools a program that includes a demonstration of CPR, ending with a musical concert, leaving the students entertained as well as informed.
First Aid Quizzes | BBC Health
Click on a link to test your first aid knowledge.
Hands - Only CPR
Learn about the science behind this technique, watch videos and find products that teach the skills of Hands-Only CPR
Resuscitation Council (UK) | CPR
We provide education and reference materials
to healthcare professionals and the general public
in the most effective methods of resuscitation.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) is an organization singularly focused on sudden cardiac arrest. SCAA identifies and unites survivors, those at risk of sudden cardiac arrest, as well as others who are interested in being advocates on SCAA issues in their communities and beyond.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition is comprised of 40 organizations passionate about preventing Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) deaths through legislative initiatives that lead to greater public awareness, research, and access to life-saving therapies.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation | Raising Awareness, Saving Lives
The mission of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Foundation is to prevent death and disability from sudden cardiac arrest. The vision of the SCA Foundation is to increase awareness about sudden cardiac arrest and influence attitudinal and behavioral changes that will reduce mortality and morbidity from SCA.
Super Sexy CPR
Now that we’ve got you interested in learning CPR and the abdominal thrust, go get properly certified by taking a class through one of the many certifying authorities in your local area.
ACLSCertification.com | Interactive Online
Mobile Training Solutions serves the advanced cardiac and basic life support certification needs of busy healthcare professionals. Our exclusive training solution - a computer-based, self-directed interactive certification system - allows you to receive an American Heart Association ACLS Healthcare Provider card or American Heart Association BLS Provider card, upon successful completion of the course.
CPR Dude | Online CPR Guidelines and Updates
This site provides you with information about CPR, but is not a stand-alone training resource. In order to be prepared to help others, you need to practice CPR and have your skills checked by a real person.
Domain Central | ACLS
Whether you're new to ACLS or a seasoned veteran. Domain Central has a program that you will have fun and learn with. We cover the basics in megacode and rhythm recognition in terms and language you can understand.
Harvard Medical School | Emergencies and First Aid
Do you know what to do when your child is choking? How do you stop a nosebleed? Are you prepared for all the emergencies that could occur to your family and loved ones?
Learn CPR | You Can Do It
Learn CPR is a free public service supported by the University of Washington School of Medicine. Learn the basics of CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Updated with new CPR Guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and published in Circulation, March 31, 2008.
Medindia.net | First Aid and Emergency Guide
There are several conditions that require first aid and Medindia has endeavored to enlighten its viewers on some of them.
Medline Plus | CPR
If you were with someone who had a heart attack or almost drowned, would you know what to do? If you know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you could save a life.
Medline Plus | Medical Emergencies
Medical emergencies - how to recognize them.
About.com | First Aid
Extensive resource for first aid and safety tips in medical emergencies.
ACEP | When Should I Go To The Emergency Department
How do you decide when a medical condition rises to the level of a medical "emergency?" The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) offers a list of warning signs that indicate a medical emergency, which are also available with additional health and safety information on the organization's Web site.
ACLS.net
Helping Prepare You for Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
Allina Medical Transportation | First Aid Tips
When someone becomes ill or injured there is usually a short period of time before you can get professional medical assistance. It is that length of time that is most critical to the victim. What you do, or don't do during that period of time can make the difference between life and death.
American AED/CPR Association | Online CPR Certification
The American AED/CPR Association has been providing training in CPR, First Aid, , ACLS, PALS and First Responder for over a decade. We have recently expanded our curriculum to include Pet First Aid, Blood born Pathogens and our very popular Babysitter Safety Class.
American Healthcare Academy | Online CPR Certification
American Health Care Academy offer Nationally Certified and easy to understand Online CPR and Online First Aid courses. Upon completion of the course, you will have developed a strong ability to respond in an emergency situation.
American Heart Association | CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a combination of rescue breathing and chest compressions delivered to victims thought to be in cardiac arrest. When cardiac arrest occurs, the heart stops pumping blood. CPR can support a small amount of blood flow to the heart and brain to “buy time” until normal heart function is restored.
American Medical Resource Institute | ACLS PALS
AMRI offers the complete ACLS provider education course conducted totally online. By using the framework of 10 Clinical Cases (plus many additional supplemental cases), users will comfortably assimilate the core ACLS concepts and prepare for the provider certification examination.
American Red Cross | CPR Courses
American Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED programs are designed to give you the confidence to respond in an emergency situation with skills that can save a life.
Australian Resuscitation Council | CPR
The ARC aims to foster and co-ordinate the practice and teaching of resuscitation, promote uniformity and standardisation of resuscitation, and act as a voluntary co-ordinating body
CPR & Firstaid.net | Online CPR & First Aid Certification
You can learn CPR and First Aid quickly and easily with our interactive online class. Our course includes video demonstrations of Adult, Child and Infant CPR. Our online training course offers high quality instruction for people who prefer not to spend 4-9 hours in a classroom.
CPR Simulator | CPR and First Aid Training
All procedures in this simulator follow the community CPR guidelines of the American Heart Association.
Emergency Courses | Online ACLS Recertification
Critical Courses is in partnership with the American College of Emergency Physicians® (ACEP) to deliver the most comprehensive, Interactive ACLS Re-certification on the web.
Epilepsy Foundation | Seizure First Aid
First aid for epilepsy is basically very simple. It keeps the person safe until the seizure stops naturally by itself. It is important to know how to respond to all seizures, including the most noticeable kind -- the generalized tonic clonic seizure, or convulsions.
Familydoctor.org | CPR & End of Life
CPR may be done when a person stops breathing or the heart stops beating (like when a person has a heart attack). When it's possible that the person may get better, CPR is important.
However, when a patient has an advanced life-threatening illness (such as cancer) and is dying, CPR may not be the option to choose. It's important for the patient, family members and doctor to talk about this issue before the need arises.
Familydoctor.org | First Aid
Familydoctor.org covers four areas including the basics, first aid and kids, after an injury and animal bites and scratches.
FirstAidWeb.com | Online CPR/First Aid Courses
Welcome to FirstAidWeb. Our unique self-guiding CPR course and First Aid course are a cost-effective, time-saving alternative for those individuals who need to learn the fundamentals of Basic Life Support but whose schedules may not permit lengthy lectures and expensive instructors.
HealthWorld Online | Emergency and First Aid
First aid for common medical emergencies.
Healthypet.com | Pet First Aid
When your pet has an emergency, being prepared is very important. Before an emergency strikes, be sure you know how your veterinarian handles emergencies or where you should go if you have one.
Heart and Stroke Foundation | CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure involving chest compressions (pressing down on the chest) and artificial respiration (rescue breathing). It has the power to restore blood flow to someone suffering cardiac arrest, keeping them alive until an ambulance arrives.
How Stuff Works | CPR
Modern medicine has come up with a number of tools to combat cardiopulmonary arrest. Many of these emergency procedures require medical training and/or complex equipment, but one, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), can be used in the field by lay people with only a little bit of training.
ICPRI.com | International CPR Institute
The International CPR Institute offers a blend of emergency care training. With a combination of online training and refresher courses as well as on-site training, corporations, large and small, have come to rely on us to train their employees effectively.
KidsHealth | CPR
Every parent should know how and when to administer CPR. When performed correctly, CPR can save a child's life by restoring breathing and circulation until advanced life support can be given by health care providers.
KidsHealth | First Aid and Safety
Keeping your child safe is your top priority. Learn how to protect your child inside the house and out, what to do in an emergency, how to stock a first-aid kit, where to call for help, and more.
Laerdal | HeartCode ACLS Anywhere
HeartCode ACLS contains all of the lessons from the ACLS texts conveniently referenced. Providers can review all of the topics on which they need to spend more time. HeartCode ACLS includes all of the exams required for successful completion of the ACLS Program. Providers are allowed 32 hours to complete the program.
Madscientist Software | EmergiMed Suite
This package covers many of the most important skills needed during a medical emergency. Includes teaching programs and simulations for ACLS, PALS, ATLS, 3 and 12-lead EKG interpretation, chest pain diagnosis, blood gas analysis, and more. The EmergiMed Suite is current to the 2006 ACLS guidelines.
MayoClinic.com | CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies, including heart attack or near drowning, in which someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.
MayoClinic.com | First-Aid Guide
Medical emergencies don't occur every day. But when they do, information can help you deal with these situations.
NCEMI | Common Simple Emergencies
A listing of common simple emergencies from the National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics.
Prevent Blindness America | First Aid for Eye Emergencies
Knowing what to do for an eye emergency can save valuable time and possibly prevent vision loss. Here are some instructions for basic eye injury first aid.
Ready Business | Workplace Medical Emergencies
Workplace medical emergencies vary greatly depending on the disaster, type of job and the worksite. Heavy equipment operators face different safety risks than do office workers or food service personnel. Regardless of the type of work, there are steps which can give you the upper hand in responding to a medical emergency.
Resuscitation Council UK | Dental Emergencies
This document provides guidance and recommendations concerning common medical emergencies in dental practice. It describes medical risk assessment, resuscitation procedures and equipment, and the use of emergency drugs in general dental practice.
Texas OnSite CPR | History of CPR
The resuscitation technique that many of us older readers may first remember was described in the first edition of the Boy Scout Handbook in the United States in 1911, as a form of artificial respiration where the person was laid on their front, with their head to the side, and a process of lifting their arms and pressing on their back was utilized, essentially the Silvester Method with the patient flipped over
The ACT Foundation | CPR
The ACT Foundation is a multiple award-winning, national charitable organization with a mission to promote health and empower Canadians to save lives. Since its inception in 1985, the organization has concentrated its efforts on promoting citizen CPR training, early defibrillation programs and paramedic systems.
Tripod.com | First Aid
Site covers selected emergencies and accidents.
University of Oklahoma PD | 1st-Aid for Choking
The recognition and proper management of choking is of key importance to safety in homes, restaurants, and other public places.
VeterinaryPartner.com | First Aid and Emergencies
Preparing for a medical emergency involving your pet is always best accomplished before the event takes place. This series is designed to help guide you through the important decisions about first aid, as well as how and when to transport your pet quickly and safely to a veterinary hospital or emergency facility.
Wikipedia | CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency medical procedure for a victim of cardiac arrest or, in some circumstances, respiratory arrest.[1] CPR is performed in hospitals, or in the community by laypersons or by emergency response professionals.[2]
Wikipedia | Medical Emergencies
The following is a list of symptoms and conditions that signal or constitute a possible medical emergency and may require immediate first aid, emergency room care, surgery, or care by a physician or nurse. Please note that not all medical emergencies listed below are life-threatening; some conditions require medical attention in order to prevent significant and long-lasting effects on physical or mental health.

