by Aidan O'Brien | Nov 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Stroke is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. It is the No. 3 cause of death in the United States, behind diseases of the heart and cancer. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either...
by Aidan O'Brien | Nov 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs after enough inhalation of carbon monoxide (CO). It is a toxic gas but is colorless, odorless, tasteless and generally non-irritating. It is extremely hard to detect. Carbon monoxide is produced by older motor vehicles,...
by Aidan O'Brien | Nov 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Our agency responds daily to numerous incidents where patients have fallen or otherwise injured themselves. Often times, these calls for help are for elderly patients and may have been preventable. With a rising senior population, we have taken it upon ourselves to...
by Aidan O'Brien | Nov 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
We offer a guide, “The Senior Good Health Journal”, which is available free at our headquarters. Please feel free to stop in anytime and pick up a free copy. PREVENTING INJURY We respond daily to numerous incidents where patients have fallen or otherwise...
by Aidan O'Brien | Nov 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
“If someone is in cardiac arrest, they are having a heart attack.” The term ‘cardiac arrest’ is not synonymous with ‘heart attack’. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is reduced or stopped due to a blockage of the coronary arteries, which feed blood to...
by Aidan O'Brien | Oct 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
With traumatic injuries topping the list of types of calls we respond to, it is important that we learn about things we can do to prevent injury before it strikes. STATS Distracted driving (cell phone use, texting, eating/drinking, etc.) made up 20% of injury-causing...
