Browsing Month April, 2012
BLS Class, Nashville – Managing Respiratory Arrest
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 30, 2012 | 8:29 am | 1 Comments
The statistics surrounding heart disease are alarming, however, looking at the statistics of people who suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (chronic bronchitis and emphysema), Sleep Apnea, and asthma is just as scary. In 2007 there were 13.1 million Americans who had been diagnosed with COPD. In 2010 the money spent on medical care and expenses for those more...
Basic Life Support BLS , BLS Certification , CPR Nashville , Health-Disease Articles
BLS CPR and ACLS Class Reviews
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 29, 2012 | 10:10 am | 0 Comment
Read What Healthcare Professionals Say About Our BLS and ACLS Classes! "Ms Holt was a great instructor." Kevin McPike, Firefighter "The instructor was very knowledgeable and explained thing in a clear manner. She demonstrated mastery of the subject." Christopher Bailey, ICU RN "Energetic and knowledgeable. She updated us on everything in a timely, efficient manner. more...
ACLS Certification , Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS , Basic Life Support BLS , BLS Certification
What is Sleep Paralysis by Jessica Farwell
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 29, 2012 | 8:27 am | 0 Comment
Sleep paralysis is a parasomnia disorder, wherein a person is transitioning between sleep and a wakeful state, but cannot move their body and feels a pressure or weight on their chest. This paralysis of the body is accompanied by an intense feeling of dread, which is why various supernatural explanations have been given to this disorder over the years. Eye movement is more...
Alzheimer’s Disease by Briana Zurbriggen
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 28, 2012 | 8:29 am | 1 Comments
Alzheimer’s can affect anyone over the age of 50 and every year the chance of developing it increases. “Alzheimer’s is a degenerative, incurable brain disease that systematically robs the mind of its ability to think, plan, remember and express basic thoughts and needs.”(2) This disease is the most common cause of dementia in 60-80% of cases. The disease can last more...
My Story of Thymoma Cancer by Crystal Moore
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 27, 2012 | 10:54 am | 0 Comment
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world (Health: The Basics; Rebecca J. Donatelle, pg. 365,207). There are many different types of cancer but the signs are all the same. They all come with the same symptoms, you just have to really understand your body and recognize any symptoms that seem not normal. Different cancers have different symptoms, for example more...
