Lightning Injuries & First Aid Awareness Lightning strikes are rare but can cause sudden injury. During thunderstorms, the safest place is indoors or inside a hard-topped vehicle. Lightning can injure a person directly or through ground currents, and effects may vary from brief confusion to more serious injuries. First Aid & Workplace Relevance Lightning-related incidents […]
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First Aid Kits: What to Include & Where to Store Them (Canada) A well-prepared first aid kit makes it easier to respond to both minor injuries and more serious emergencies. Kits don’t need to be large, but they should be organized, portable, and accessible. Many households and workplaces benefit from having more than one kit—for
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EpiPen & Anaphylaxis: Public Awareness, First Aid Context & Safe Handling (Canada) Epinephrine is the recommended first-line medication for anaphylaxis, a serious type of allergic reaction that can involve breathing difficulty, swelling, or circulatory changes. Many people with allergies carry an autoinjector such as an EpiPen for their own use as prescribed by a healthcare
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Shellfish Allergy: Symptoms, Awareness & Prevention for Canadians A shellfish allergy is an immune response to proteins found in many marine foods such as shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, mussels, squid, and octopus. Some people react to only certain shellfish, while others react to many. Shellfish allergy is among the more common food allergies worldwide and
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