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12/15/2025

December classes: 19th & 26th
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11/11/2025

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10/25/2025

❗️2025 ECC Guidelines – Key Takeaways❗️
The new 2025 ECC Guidelines were officially released on October 22, 2025. We encourage everyone to review the Highlights document, which provides an excellent summary of updates.

While no major curriculum changes were made to BLS or Heartsaver courses, here are several important updates to note:

✅ Unified “Chain of Survival” for both in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
✅ Standardized 5 back slaps + 5 abdominal thrusts for all responsive choking victims
✅ Greater focus on naloxone access and use
✅ One-handed compressions or encircling thumbs now preferred for infant CPR
✅ Bra displacement (not full removal) when applying AED pads
✅ Mechanical CPR devices not routinely recommended
✅ For lay rescuers: dispatcher guidance now specifies Hands-Only CPR for adults, with breaths for children

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Discover the latest evidence-based recommendations for CPR and ECC, based on the most comprehensive review of resuscitation science and practice.

10/24/2025

2025 CPR Updates - Adult BLS - Part 2 of 2

The emphasis is on high-quality CPR, effective team dynamics, and comprehensive post-arrest care.

Key Takeaways

2. Adult BLS: Clarifications and Reaffirmations

· Airway Management: Clear guidance that even with suspected trauma, the head tilt–chin lift takes precedence if the jaw thrust fails. The priority is a patent airway.

· Choking Care: Standardizing the sequence to 5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts (or chest thrusts for special populations) provides a simple, repeatable algorithm.

· Mechanical CPR: The recommendation against routine use reinforces that manual CPR is the gold standard, but acknowledges the value of devices in specific, challenging situations (e.g., prolonged CPR, in a moving ambulance, in a confined space).

10/24/2025

DID YOU KNOW: Recent updates to infant CPR guidelines no longer recommend the 2-finger method. CPR & AED training is vital for caregivers and professionals working with infants, children and teenagers.

10/24/2025

2025 CPR Updates - Part 1 of 2 - Infant BLS

The emphasis is on high-quality CPR, effective team dynamics, and comprehensive post-arrest care.

Key Takeaways

1. Infant BLS: A Significant Practical Change

· Update: The two-finger technique is officially no longer recommended.

· New Standard: Use the heel of one hand or the two-thumb–encircling hands technique.

· Why it Matters: This simplifies training and aligns with evidence showing that the heel-of-one-hand technique can produce better compression depth and is less fatiguing for the rescuer than the two-finger method.

10/23/2025

Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women!
Learning CPR & AED training is vital to improving survival.
We offer on-site, classroom and eLearning training options.

10/22/2025

🚨 BLS | CPR AED spots still open this week:
- October 23rd: Thursday
• 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
• Near full - 3 seats available

- October 25th: Saturday
• 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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10/22/2025

The Power of Pumpkin Seeds: Small Snack, Big Benefits

Pumpkin seeds—also known as pepitas—are one of fall’s simplest and healthiest snacks. You’ll find them in most grocery stores, but your best option might be the old-fashioned way: scooping and roasting them fresh from your pumpkin.

Why? Store-bought versions often come packed with salt, while homemade seeds are naturally lower in sodium and higher in nutrients like magnesium and zinc.

How to Enjoy Them

If you’re carving a pumpkin, save the seeds!
1. Rinse and soak them in water for a few hours to remove the pulp.
2. Lightly season (or skip the salt) and roast at 350°F for 15–20 minutes.
3. Eat them with or without the shells — keeping the shells adds extra fiber for heart and digestive health.

Nutrition Highlights
• Magnesium: Supports heart and bone health, helps lower blood pressure, and may prevent migraines.
• Zinc: Boosts immunity, supports metabolism, and acts as a natural antioxidant.
• Fiber: Aids digestion and helps with weight management.
• Tryptophan: May promote better sleep.

Research also links pumpkin seeds and their oil to lower cholesterol, improved blood sugar control, and a reduced risk of certain cancers, including breast and prostate.

A Note of Caution
If you’re new to high-fiber foods, start with small portions—too many seeds at once may cause digestive discomfort.

And while pumpkin spice lattes might taste great, remember: it’s the seeds and pumpkin flesh that offer real nutritional value. Roasted pumpkin or hearty pumpkin stew are healthy ways to enjoy this seasonal favorite all year long.

10/18/2025

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Hands-on BLS Sessions starting at:
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• 2 p.m.
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10/15/2025

🚨Get Certified in BLS!
Join our American Heart Association BLS Provider class and build the lifesaving skills you need for your workplace or clinical role. Hands-on training, free refreshments, experienced instructors, and same-day certification!

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02/25/2025

After the shooting Saturday at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County, Pennsylvania, and the brutal attack of a nurse this week in one of my own facilities, I feel sorrow and concern for my fellow nurses, but I will not give up on the work we have to do.

All too often emergency nurses and other health care professionals are injured by patients or their companions around the U.S. and around the world.

Just this month:

• A police officer was killed and a nurse, doctor, another hospital employee and two other law enforcement officers were shot in Pennsylvania https://cnn.it/4hVaSv2
• A Florida nurse suffered multiple broken facial bones and possible loss of both eyes https://bit.ly/4gPtkUt
• A Kentucky nurse was punched, dragged and stomped on https://bit.ly/4hMOvaX
• Two Chicago emergency room staff members were stabbed https://bit.ly/4hW4ljx
• Two emergency department nurses were punched and scratched in Pennsylvania https://bit.ly/4gTj11B

Violence against health care professionals is a multifaceted problem that requires multifaceted solutions.

That’s why the Emergency Nurses Association continues to advocate for legislative and regulatory changes that support our positions in pursuit of a world where every emergency nurse is fully supported to provide the highest quality care and promote injury prevention.

That means safe and secure work environments, training and prevention efforts, the highest prosecution for assailants, and safe access to appropriate care for all patients.

As devastating as these events are and the increased frequency at which they are occurring, we must stand together and continue to speak out and push for our safety and the protections our colleagues, our patients, and our communities so deserve.

I stand with you in the fight and in your service.

ENA President Ryan Oglesby |