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10/14/2026

10/10/2026

Our team is out at the annual VW Health Fair teaching ! Stop by and learn how to help save a life!

10/09/2026

❤️ Learning First Aid and CPR can save lives. ❤️
In the moments after an emergency, before professional help arrives, a person trained in CPR and First Aid may be able to provide critical assistance. Knowing how to recognize an emergency, perform CPR, use an AED, and provide basic first aid can give someone the skills and confidence to respond when every moment matters.
Be prepared. Be informed. Be ready to help.
This National Fire Prevention Day, take a few minutes to:
✔️ Check your smoke alarms
✔️ Review your family's fire escape plan
✔️ Know how to safely exit your home, school, or workplace
✔️ Make sure you know how to call 911
✔️ Learn First Aid and CPR
✔️ Know where your AED is located
You don't have to be a firefighter to help save a life. You just have to be prepared to act.
❤️ Learn CPR. Learn First Aid. Know what to do. You could save a life.

10/08/2026

❤️ Happy National Hero Day! ❤️
Today, we celebrate the everyday heroes who make a difference in our communities and our world.
Thank you to our first responders who run toward emergencies when others are running away. 🚒🚑🚓
Thank you to our teachers and educators who inspire, encourage, and shape the next generation. 📚
And thank you to all of our military personnel—past and present— who have dedicated themselves to serving and protecting our country. 🇺🇸
We also celebrate the everyday heroes who step up when someone needs help. You don't have to wear a cape to be a hero. Learning CPR, knowing how to respond in an emergency, and taking care of your heart health can help you be someone's hero when it matters most.
Thank you to all of our heroes for your service, sacrifice, compassion, and courage. ❤️

10/03/2026

Rainy day at the Heart Walk - thanks for all who came out to support - staff was keeping the compressions going American Heart Association - Tennessee@tnvallaeyheart@wercpr

10/01/2026

Choking occurs when the wheelchair-bound person has a blocked airway, typically a piece of food, that prevents air from entering the lungs and providing oxygen to the internal organs. If the blockage cannot be removed quickly, the situation can suddenly become a life-threatening scenario resulting in death.

If the choking person is wheelchair bound, the difficulty in providing appropriate choking First Aid steps up several degrees. Accessing the casualty’s back and being able to easily maneuver them into the positions required to deliver the five back blows and five stomach thrusts can be difficult, especially if you are a solo First Aid responder.

09/25/2026

Did you know that Dolly Parton’s song “9 to 5” is a perfect tempo for doing CPR compressions at the appropriate rate for high quality CPR?

It comes in at a tempo between 102 to 105 beats per minute.

What is the proper rate of compressions necessary for High-Quality CPR? Let us know your answer in the comments!

09/17/2026

9 out of 10 people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital don't survive. Most of the time, it's because no one nearby performed CPR. But together, we can change that.

09/12/2026

Members of our Team are out at the Chattanooga Green with Children's Hospital At Erlanger at the 2026 FunFair Festival. This is a completely free event to families with educational games, food trucks, a petting zoo, and so much more! Come on out and learn some Hands Only CPR, play a round of Pin the Heart on Charlie the Manikin, and visit all of our friends to see what games and fun they have in store for you!