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CPR = “I Want You Back.” Beginning to view CPR both medically and spiritually
https://youtube.com/shorts/3IpGeQlUTtI?si=d6rvPCN7lg0GPxZZ CPR, medically, stands for Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. CPR is provided to someone who is, or presenting as being in, Cardiac Arrest. But I believe there are more definitions of CPR and that CPR should be thought of both medical and spiritually. Medically, CPR is a medical skill performed by professional rescuers, lay rescuers,…
Read MoreWhat Does Quality CPR and Qualty Wound Care Have in Common?
Q: What Do Quality CPR and Quality Wound Care Have in Common? This 1 minute video will help with some reminders and a hint to the question posed. I invite your opinions and suggestions to the question. I will be offering my answer in a later post. Please like and share this post. Thank…
Read More“I Want You Back.” Another definition of CPR
“I Want You Back!” Why do I think that is another definition of CPR? There is value to all life, and the very act of performing chest compressions on someone is to compress their heart between their breastbone and spine. To do that you cause blood to mechanically circulate. And circulating blood is life. Please…
Read MoreHow Do You Think About Stillness?
How do you think about stillness? Is it “doing nothing?” Or could it be a gateway to a deeper relationship by learning to cease from activities that are distracting or counter productive? Stillness allows us to reset. Stillness invites us to listen. Stillness enables us to receive the love God has for us. Stillness may…
Read MoreWhat Does CPR Stand For? Part 1
Medically CPR stands for, Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. My perspective as both an EMT for over three decades as well as a follower of Jesus Christ for nearly five decades is this: Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Christ Provides Restoration. First Aid; It’s a God Thing. Please become a subscriber to my youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@shawnritcheyLIVE View this post on Instagram…
Read MoreFirst Aid; It’s a God Thing!
For the past 10 years I have had increased awareness on how first-aid principles are so clearly presented in the Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament) Bible. About 5 years ago I began to explore these themes and was compelled to write. Though it had been on-again, off-again fro much of that time, the…
Read MoreS.T.O.P. before you Go! Taking a breath is good for your body and soul…
I often say in my medical or safety classes that, “by definition, emergencies are not planned! But you can plan for emergencies.” I, also, have spent much of my working years in emergency and/or wellness related industries. So, I have become focused and passionate about scene/site safety. One tool I offer folks, as it relates…
Read More“For the life of a (Living Being) is in the Blood” (Leviticus 17:11). Blood flow = Life!
Since September of 2022, I have been facilitating a WhatsApp group which includes 4 Young Adult Burundian orphans who have been trained by me in basic first aid. It has been an amazing adventure and remarkable learning experience for all involved. Several months ago, one young man (I will call him Mosher) shared an experience…
Read MoreSocks vs Gloves; which would you choose?
In the midst of some very unpredictable weather this year, and as I found myself in a Costco looking to buy some supplies to carry in my car to offer those less fortunate than I, I found myself pondering this very question – if I had to choose between gloves and socks what would I…
Read MoreAugust 2022 – Burundi Africa – continuation of teaching First aid to unskilled orphans in Sister Connection.
“You’re so ignorant!” How often have we heard someone in America use that phrase? It seems that many use it as some ultimate put down; a pronouncement of some superior ability and/or intelligence from the person making the claim. Ignorance has nothing to do with ability or intelligence. It simply speaks of a lack of…
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