Originally posted in August of 2017, the story is even more relevant today. Photo credit: Jen Blackwood, Seattle WA, September 14, 2020 By Gordon Williams We certainly love our pets: How else to explain why Americans own an estimated 78 million dogs and 86* million cats. [edited in 2024 to note that according to the … Continue reading Keep pets healthy when it’s smoky outside
Edmonds Students help Red Cross “Save-a-Life”
The Red Cross, Premera Blue Cross, Edmonds Community College, and a handful of enthusiastic students bring CPR training to Snohomish County.
The Language of Saving Lives
The need to learn CPR and First Aid crosses community and cultures.
Enriching the Education of Student Nurses
By: Dale Steinke Edited by: Betsy Robertson Photos by: Tina Piaskowski Using the power of music to heal veterans, a group of Gonzaga seniors are getting unique career experience through a 10-week Red Cross student nursing program. For their rotation, Lauren Shaughnessy, Jill Kaltenecker, Abbey Jones and Madalyn Crosse are spending the last semester of … Continue reading Enriching the Education of Student Nurses
The Historic and Modern Role of Nurses at the American Red Cross
By: Diane Toomey We’re very proud of our heritage at the American Red Cross. Founded by Clara Barton in 1881, her individual contributions during the Civil War pre-date the role we now call nursing, but Clara’s work was exactly that. She learned how to store and distribute medical items, and offered personal support to the … Continue reading The Historic and Modern Role of Nurses at the American Red Cross
Red Cross Training Helps Lifeguards Save Lives
By: Dale Steinke As lifeguards scanned the Don Nakata Memorial Pool at the Bainbridge Island Aquatic Center, swimmers completed laps, just as they normally do. But in moments that routine changed for pool staff, when a man feeling chest pains pulled himself out of the water. Almost immediately, lifeguard Taylor Walker spotted the man and alerted … Continue reading Red Cross Training Helps Lifeguards Save Lives
The Healing Power of Music
By Anna Kultin Photo by Eric Braddy You can see the transformation: in their animated faces, their awareness of their surroundings, and even in their body language. They are smiling, tapping their feet and bobbing their heads to the music, eyes half-closed. These veterans are being healed by a personalized music soundtrack, effectively a musical … Continue reading The Healing Power of Music
On the Road to Better ERVs: Ferndale Company Improving Red Cross Response Nationwide
Written by: Betsy Robertson Photos by: TriVan For the last 2 years, at a rate of about 2 per month, a local Ferndale company has been quietly improving the fleet of Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs). “There are two in the shop now and more on order. By the end of this summer we will … Continue reading On the Road to Better ERVs: Ferndale Company Improving Red Cross Response Nationwide
Hundreds of Red Cross Volunteers Support Inaugural Week in Nation’s Capital
By Joseph P. Cirone Hundreds of American Red Cross trained volunteers have concluded their work in the Nation’s Capital, supporting local, state and federal emergency services and military personnel during the 58th Presidential Inauguration. More than 250 volunteers from Red Cross chapters in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Delaware worked long hours, … Continue reading Hundreds of Red Cross Volunteers Support Inaugural Week in Nation’s Capital
Investing in the Health and Safety of Employees at KING
By Diane Toomey Edited by Nancy Waddell, photo by Kayako Sareen Emergency planning is something the staff at Seattle television station KING 5 recently decided they should get serious about. Reporting on emergency situations is one thing, but recognizing and reacting to them is another story altogether. After a quick tally of both threats and motivating factors … Continue reading Investing in the Health and Safety of Employees at KING
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