First Aid (Page 32)

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!Manitoba Injury Prevention Coordinator Jennifer Montebruno (at front) facilitates a SMARTSTART workshop with stu...

Yesterday, Russ Tombs, a Walmart employee in Leamington, ON, was surprised with a Canadian Red Cross Rescuer Award for saving a woman's life while at work. Last month, while collecting shopping carts in the store's parking lot, Tombs noticed a woma...

* Every week, Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know!Twitter as a life-saving tool? You bet. Recently, the Vancouver Sun wrote a story ...

Guest blog by Corrie Butler, Public Affairs volunteer When Jamie LeSueur took a First Aid course with the Canadian Red Cross, there was no way he could have known he would end up using those skills while interning in Cambodia. The Mount Royal U...

Sometimes you hear about the work of a Good Samaritan and you are totally blown away. That’s how I felt last Friday, when I was fortunate to attend a Canadian Red Cross Rescuer Award presentation recognizing a Mississauga man who had saved so...

There are a number of things we can do to protect our families and also reduce our chances of having a heart attack this holiday season. The first and most important thing is to take a CPR class. With 70 per cent of cardiac arrests happening at home, a CPR class provides you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to know what to do in an emergency. 

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!* Guest blog by Colleen Lowe, Senior Communications Advisor with the Canadian Red Cross. November is CPR Month....