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They Look and Act Dead. But are They? They had been Choking, Then Slumped to the Floor. Do This Next…
They look and act dead. But are they? All you know is that they were choking and now they’ve slumped to the floor. What do you do? This is the question posed and answered in this “next in the series” from https://www.youtube.com/@shawnritcheyLIVE Would you know what to do in that moment? This will be a brief…
Read More2025 Guidelines for Choking are Good. But Consider These Cautions Shawn Offers.
The 2025 guidelines for treating a conscious choking adult or child are the first significant changes for this emergency in decades. Knowing the guideline and skills could help save a life. My post – Choking 4 – will clearly demonstrate those skills for you. I encourage you to view that video in the series before…
Read MoreAdult or Child Unable to Cough or Speak? Demo on Caring for the Conscious Person Who’s Choking
In this video (4th in this series on choking emergencies) https://www.youtube.com/@shawnritcheyLIVE demonstrates 2025 guidelines of caring for a conscious adult or child who is choking. The 2025 guidelines are referencing ILCOR (International Liaison Committee of Resuscitation). ILCOR put out its first guideline in 2000 and has continued every 5 years since. This Committee includes 8 international…
Read MoreCopy of Coughing is the Body’s Natural Response. But Let’s Learn More…
Coughing is the body’s response when the airway is irritated. Most of the time, the cough will clear the irritant and the person either swallows or spits out the substance. But what if things get worse not better? This video is the 3rd in a series on choking, how to relieve choking, or how to…
Read MoreIt’s Scary Not Being Able to Breathe
It’s scary not being able to breathe! Would you know what to do if a family, friend, or stranger is choking? This is the first of several posts to address how beat to care foe someone who is choking. Learn how two fingers and a piece of paper can better equip you if someone is…
Read MoreBurundians Helping Burundians Through Sister Connection First Aid.
https://youtube.com/shorts/s2fI8G96Y0o?si=sbhzoU9gn6zCTfnv Young adult orphans are learning first aid, including major wound care. There is value to human life. These amazing young adults are affirming value to Burundian life. Please sponsor a widow or help support our First aid efforts at: http://sisterconnection.org I just returned from Burundi, Africa. While there I had the privilege of…
Read MoreFirst Aid Seems Common. But What if it’s Not Common? Sister Connection in Burundi, Africa is Helping
First aid often seems common for most of us. But what if it’s not common? What if it is rarely taught, and mostly unavailable where we live? That is the reality for the people living in Burundi, Africa. Sister Connection has been uplifting widows and orphans for 2 decades, and has recently begun to offer…
Read MoreThe Heart is Hurting. Widows are Wounded. Sister Connection is helping, and so can you.
Burundi has suffered through several civil wars over numerous decades. This has ravaged the land and left behind countless widows and orphans. Sister Connection was founded by Burundians, with assistance from Americans, back in 2006 to bring dignity, hope, and restored lives to a growing number of widows and orphans in the land called, “The…
Read MoreBurundi is called the Heart of Africa. The Heart is Hurting.
Burundi has been called the Heart of Africa. Yet it is often overlooked by the world at large and even Africa as a continent. “Above all else guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23 Burundi is an amazing and critical place in Africa filled with wonderful people who need our…
Read MoreCounting Backwards is Easier than Speaking Backwards…My Concluding Thoughts on Seven Essential Items in My First Aid Kit.
The final concluding thoughts in this video on my first seven essential items in my first aid kit is not intended to be the final thoughts on this subject. That would be arrogant or ignorant of me and I seek to be neither as much as I can help it. Instead, I invite you to…
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