First Aid & CPR

What Are Some of the Jobs that Require CPR Training?

CPR – cardiac pulmonary resuscitation- is an acquired skill, one that may be necessary for select field hence the need for CPR training. While there are many careers that require formal education, a good number require that an individual is well versed with CPR techniques. Listed below are some career fields where this training is

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Antibiotic-associated Diarrhoea

Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea pertains to frequent, loose bowel movements that occur during or after taking a particular antibiotic medication. Symptoms usually disappear within hours to days after stopping use of the particular antimicrobial. Unlike the normal cause of bacteria, there is typically no associated pathogen that causes the diarrheal symptoms, except in cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea

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Care for Individuals with Dyspnea

Dyspnea commonly known as difficult or labored breathing, breathlessness, shortness of breath is a symptom common in many pulmonary and cardiac disorders particularly when there is decreased lung compliance or increased pulmonary resistance. The right ventricle of the heart is adversely affected by lung disorders primarily because it must double its efforts to pump blood through

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