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11/27/2006 - Communities Can Prepare for Disasters

The American Red Cross featured its new preparedness program, "Be Red Cross Ready," during a 30-minute interview on KJFF-AM on Oct. 13. Alice Gettis, community disaster education specialist for the St. Louis Area Chapter, joined Omar Ruiz of the Jefferson County Service Center to discuss the importance of making emergency preparedness a personal priority. During the interview, the Red Cross also focused on National Fire Prevention Week, its new Pandemic Flu curriculum and free Community Disaster Education presentations available for all ages.

11/6/2006 - A Friendly Face When It's Needed Most

When there's a fire or some other disaster in Jefferson County, chances are good that Brittany Schumacher will be on hand to help the victims or the emergency workers. Schumacher, 28, of Barnhart is a volunteer with the American Red Cross. She works out of the Jefferson County Service Center in Arnold. The Red Cross recently named her Jefferson County Outstanding Volunteer of the Year.

11/1/2006 - If a Heart Stops, Is Your Workplace Ready?

Ideally, your place of employment has emergency medical equipment on hand and people trained to use it. The National Safety Council reports 4.3 million total workplace injuries and illnesses and 5,703 work-related fatalities in private industry in 2004. More than 220,000 Americans suffer cardiac arrest each year, and more than 90 percent of heart attacks occur outside hospitals - in homes, in cars, at the mall, at the office. Your co-workers also may experience a stroke, faint or choke on food. Companies of all sizes can be better prepared to handle such events by providing employees with training that teaches how to assess the nature of a medical emergency and provide immediate assistance.

10/19/2006 - CPR, First Aid Training Can Save Lives on the Job and Elsewhere

CPR training and the right equipment may be the only things that can save a worker's life and ensure he is able to recover with mental faculties intact. To be so thoroughly prepared, however, co-workers must have basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and be up to date on the latest techniques. It also may be a matter of life and death that they have an automated external defibrillator, or AED, close at hand. Once the heart stops, the victim may suffer brain damage within four to six minutes and irreversible brain damage after 10 minutes if no resuscitation takes place. Experts have noted there are persuasive reasons why managers and workers alike should be sure CPR-trained employees are on duty whenever a company is open for business.

10/2/2006 - Red Cross Urges Preparedness

September is National Preparedness Month and the American Red Cross is supporting a new program called Be Red Cross Ready. As part of the program, the Red Cross encourages the public to get an emergency preparedness kit. This kit should have three days of supplies and should be checked every six months.

9/12/2006 - Red Magen David Joins Red Cross

Almost overlooked in the swirl of dramatic events unfolding in the Middle East and around the world was an extremely significant and most welcome development: The Israel Magen David Adom, or Red Magen David, has finally been admitted, along with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, as a full member of the International Red Cross. To their great credit, the St. Louis Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, as well as the American Red Cross nationally, have been extremely supportive of Israel's bid to gain full admission into the International Red Cross.

9/12/2006 - Woman Honored for Saving Boy's Life

Seconds ticked by slowly as if in slow motion, as Terri Ettling-Shell pulled an unconscious 6-year-old boy from the deep end of her swimming pool. She tried desperately to remember her cardiopulmonary resuscitation training as she knelt near the wet, unresponsive body of Dylan Miller. Ettling-Shell credits her Red Cross CPR training with her ability to revive Dylan. She received a Lifesaver Award from the St. Louis Area Chapter of the American Red Cross as a local hero earlier this month.

9/12/2006 - St. Louis Chapter Responds to Power Outage, Recognizes Volunteers

Omar Ruiz of the American Red Cross Jefferson County Service Center was recently interviewed on KJFF Radio (1400 AM) and focused on three topics during the 30-minute discussion: the local Red Cross response to the recent power outages and heat wave, an appreciation luncheon hosted for Jefferson County volunteers, and the St. Louis Area Chapter's recognition of local heroes for saving a life.

9/11/2006 - U.S. Air Force Major Recalls 9/11 Events

Five years ago, Air Force Maj. Jim Cusic of Fairview Heights led his coworkers out of the burning Pentagon that had been struck on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. A trained paramedic, Cusic had served only two months as a special operations officer at the Pentagon before American Airlines Flight 77 struck one side of the building where he worked. He attributes the lifesaving tactics employed on that day to years of Red Cross first aid training and Air Force schooling in war zones such as Rwanda, Kenya, and Liberia.

9/8/2006 - City of Florissant with Red Cross Hosts Community Heroes Day

More than 40 North County citizens became heroes on July 8 by donating blood or learning CPR at Community Heroes Day, sponsored by the City of Florissant and the American Red Cross.

9/8/2006 - Measles Still Kills Kids; We Can Stop It

In order to combat the growing problem of measles, the American Red Cross, United Nations Foundation, UNICEF, World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control established the Measles Initiative partnership in 2001. (It has since expanded to include malaria.) Already, the initiative has produced dramatic results. In its first five years of operation, more than 200 million children have been vaccinated for measles, helping to prevent more than 1.2 million deaths and dropping the infection rate in Africa by 60 percent.

9/8/2006 - Renault Postal Worker Recognized as Lifesaver

Terry Holcomb of Renault, IL received an American Red Cross Lifesaver Award in a ceremony in St. Louis. While on his mail route, U.S. Postal Service worker Holcomb heard a distinct "pop" and turned around to witness flames and smoke pouring from the home of 95-year-old Esther Earnie. He guided her to safety as emergency personnel arrived on the scene.

9/7/2006 - Red Cross Celebrates Local Heroes

Seldom does a day pass when the myriad acts of humanity among us get noticed. Busy lifestyles seem to take precedence over moments both slight and phenomenal, where good will for others shines through. But every now and then, ordinary people are recognized for their exceptional deeds. More than 20 local heroes from Missouri and Illinois were recently honored at the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter's Lifesaver Awards.

9/7/2006 - Red Cross Recruits for Hurricane Season

The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter is recruiting volunteers to be on standby for two-week service deployments to Louisiana during this year's hurricane season. The deployments are possible until Oct. 21.

9/7/2006 - Save a Child from Measles

Measles is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable death among children in the world. Without treatment, children can die, or if they do recover, permanent disabilities such as blindness can result. To combat the growing number of deaths caused by measles, the American Red Cross, CDC, UNICEF, UN Foundation, and WHO partnered to launch the Measles Initiative in February 2001. Since 2001, 40 countries in Africa have held vaccination campaigns for over 213 million children. This outreach is linked to a 60 percent drop in measles cases and deaths since 1999.

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