Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training is not only for healthcare professions. It is very much for non-medical people too. You recognize how important CPR training is when you see a person fall and lose consciousness due to a heart attack and you are helpless to do anything because you don’t know how to administer CPR. It […]

CPR or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation is a first aid technique provided to victims when their heart stops or when breathing is impaired. Individuals who have sudden cardiac arrests and strokes must be administered CPR immediately to avoid severe damage to the brain and heart and even death. CPR employs techniques like chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation […]

When you are diagnosed with a specific condition, it can be unnerving and send your mind in a thousand different directions wondering what will happen. Furthermore, searching for a doctor and choosing a procedure, if required, can be difficult. The best way to help put your mind at ease and begin to feel more acquainted […]

To most patients, medical jargon can sound like a foreign language. For this reason, open communication between the doctor and patient is essential to the patient’s understanding of their situation. Misunderstandings from either side can result in mistakes that hurt a patient’s physical or mental health. Doctors and patients, then, have a common responsibility to […]

Evaluating surgical centers can be an overwhelming process. It is such an important decision, but there are so many choices that it can quickly turn into a stressful endeavor. However, when your health is involved, you can never be too careful. There are a variety of ways that you can begin narrowing down your list […]

Patient education is an extremely important concept for both doctors and patients to understand. Doctors have a responsibility to make sure that patients fully understand their medical conditions and the available treatment options so that they can make an informed decision about managing their health. Similarly, patients need to play an active role in their […]

When you are considering having a procedure performed at a surgery center, you may be concerned about the hospitality provided by such a facility as compared to what you would receive at a hospital. The truth is that the majority of modern-day surgery centers are geared at providing exceptional medical care and offering an outstanding, […]

Technology is rapidly advancing. The amount of innovations in the tech sphere has seemed to increase exponentially each year over the last 20 years. Nowhere is that more evident than in the health care field where endoscopic laser spine surgery is helping to make dangerous and painful spine surgery a thing of the past. Talk […]

With the current and predicted boom in available health care positions, it’s easy to understand why so many people are looking into entering this already popular field. If you’re interested in a health care career, the first careers that might come to mind include becoming a doctor or nurse, but these careers aren’t suitable for […]

There are few people in the world you need to be able to trust more than your health care professionals. However, if you have recently relocated, are visiting the doctor for the first time since leaving your parents care, have switched health insurance providers, or have a specific ailment that needs treatment, finding a new […]