The film highlights the importance of swimming safety and life-saving techniques, emphasizing that many people enjoy water recreation, yet drowning remains a serious risk. It features average swimmers ...

The American Red Cross announced their volunteers were providing crucial assistance to a family whose home on Hottinger Avenue in North Charleston was damaged b ...

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The American Red Cross of Orange County is looking for the public’s help to nominate community heroes to be honored at their ...

You’re enjoying a casual stroll through the park, daydreaming about your next vacation, when suddenly — BAM! — someone nearby ...

The Parks and Recreation Department will offer two reduced-cost lifeguard certification courses this spring in an ongoing effort to improve ...

In an unpredictable world, disasters-both natural and man-made-can strike at any moment. From earthquakes and hurricanes to industrial accidents and terrorist attacks, emergencies require immediate ...

More than 350,000 people, including 23,000 children, experience a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital every year in the U.S., which is why the American Heart Association is challenging everyone to ...

Serena Johnston is the Education Program Manager with Franciscan Health and the American Heart Association Training Center Coordinator. February is American Heart Awareness Month and Franciscan Health ...

Yes, the official AHA Guidelines note that victims have a greater chance of survival from cardiac arrest when high-quality ...

Students at New Century Academy are learning lifesaving techniques and procedures with an elective CPR/First Aid/AED class. One of the most important life saving techniques students have learned ...