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Safety first! Share these tips with your kids while they’re home for the summer
Read full article: Safety first! Share these tips with your kids while they’re home for the summerThe kids are finally out and about for the summer. Whether they're hanging with friends at home or spending time on the water, CPR and Safety Lady Gail Gould gave us some essential tips you can share with them in case of an emergency. Gould also had tips for your babysitter to give you some peace of mind.
Sugar Land school adds more life-saving equipment after student suffers cardiac event at gym
Read full article: Sugar Land school adds more life-saving equipment after student suffers cardiac event at gymAccording to the latest data from the CDC, in the U.S., 66 athletes die annually from sudden cardiac arrest.
Memorial Hermann doctors save Santa’s helper just in time for Christmas
Read full article: Memorial Hermann doctors save Santa’s helper just in time for ChristmasProfessional Santa, Gary Dellacroce, from McAllen, Texas arrived at Memorial Hermann in early 2022 for a second opinion on congestive heart failure.
Driver ejected from car after crash in north Houston dies; second driver arrested for DWI: HCSO
Read full article: Driver ejected from car after crash in north Houston dies; second driver arrested for DWI: HCSOOne driver has died and another is facing charges after a crash in north Houston Friday, deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.
Fort Bend County man issued fake CPR certification cards to hundreds of people from his county home, authorities say
Read full article: Fort Bend County man issued fake CPR certification cards to hundreds of people from his county home, authorities sayFort Bend County authorities are expected to hold a news conference Thursday to discuss an undercover sting operation in Cinco Ranch involving fraudulent CPR certifications in Fort Bend County.
Coronavirus impact changing how lifeguards train, perform CPR
Read full article: Coronavirus impact changing how lifeguards train, perform CPRThe coronavirus pandemic is changing some parts of the job for local lifeguards. With city pools in Houston still closed, the YMCA of Greater Houston said its swimming facilities have seen quite a bit of traffic since reopening in June. The YMCA purchased blue filters for its guards to use during CPR. Lifeguards are disinfecting more and swimmers can only use the pool by reservation to control the number of people inside. Bradford said all of the YMCA’s pools now have the filters, though they haven’t had to use one so far.
GCSO: 17-year-old boy drowns while visiting Crystal Beach
Read full article: GCSO: 17-year-old boy drowns while visiting Crystal BeachA 17-year-old boy drowned at Crystal Beach while visiting with his grandmother, according to Galveston County Sheriff’s OfficeOfficials said the grandmother turned around to get something out of the car and when she turned back around the boy was missing. She said she looked for him for about 45 minutes before she called the sheriff’s office. The teen’s body was found 10 miles away, officials said. Officials said it is not clear how the boy drowned, but there wasn’t much beach area due to the storm. The waves were coming pretty far up on the beach and could be strong enough to knock you down, officials said.