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A first aid kit. Every home, office and car should have one. What are the main items you should always have on hand: CPR Faceshield: Performing CPR is so uncommon, it can be easy to overlook this addition to the first aid kits. Mouth to Mouth rescue breathing may not...

In Canada 35,000 to 45,000 people die of sudden cardiac arrest each year. For every one minute delay in providing oxygen, the survival rate of a cardiac arrest victim decreases by 7 to 10%. Oxygen is essential life, and supplemental oxygen is the most frequently used...

Oxygen is essential life, and supplemental oxygen is the most frequently used option to treat acutely ill and injured people. Emergency oxygen is used when a person experiences sudden injury or illness, whether it be cardiopulmary emergencies (heart attack or stroke),...

Staying Safe Safety is an ongoing concern that must never leave your thoughts. There is a primal instinct in many people to dash to the rescue of those in need. Regardless of the dire circumstances of whatever terrible accident or injury you may witness, it's urgent...

We strap our children into car seats and boosters, we make sure they get their vaccines, we make them wear bike helmets...yet everyday we send them off to school into buildings that will not withstand an earthquake. In September a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck deep...

Most business owners dread the visit from the WorkSafeBC occupational safety or hygiene officer. WorkSafeBC officers aren't there to make an owner's life msierable. They are there to ensure that your workers make it home safely and to ensure that employers know how to...