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Stop The Bleed No matter how rapid the arrival of professional emergency responders, bystanders will always be first on the scene. A person who is bleeding ca... Janet Liebsch • Reply by Janet Liebsch January 10, 2023 11:55 AM	2	513
Cold Weather Health Emergencies (frostbite versus hypothermia) Staying warm and safe may become a challenge when the mercury drops significantly below normal, especially if you have to deal with power o... Janet Liebsch • Reply by Janet Liebsch January 11, 2022 7:39 AM	2	761
Subconjunctival hemorrhage (it looks worse than it is -- plus first aid tips for other eye injuries) Last Tuesday when I woke up I lightly rubbed my eye a bit since it felt like there was something in it, then when I looked in mirror I saw ... Janet Liebsch • Reply by Capt. Lewis November 24, 2021 1:12 AM	4	1728
Heat Stress Workers who are exposed to extreme heat or work in hot environments may be at risk of heat stress. Exposure to extreme heat can result in occup... Janet Liebsch • June 27, 2021 9:43 AM	1	357
Holiday food safety (for humans and pets) Food is a huge part of the holiday season so we wanted to share some resources and tips about food safety for public education campaigns, a... Janet Liebsch • December 13, 2020 4:25 PM	1	417
Health and Wellness Tips Use these tips to communicate and encourage workplace health and wellness. Find actionable items to promote and challenge employees to improve... Fyre Walker • December 01, 2020 1:32 PM	1	458
Ticks Suck You may think ticks are insects but they’re actually bloodsucking arachnids. Adult ticks have eight legs and two body segments just like s... Janet Liebsch • October 29, 2020 9:36 PM	1	447
Things you can do to reduce foodborne illnesses Did you know the CDC estimates that 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick from contaminated food each year? Most people will reco... Janet Liebsch • October 29, 2020 9:14 PM	1	572
MRSA kills more Americans than AIDS annually Staphylococcus aureus (pronounced staf-ill-oh-KOK-us AW-ree-us), or “Staph”, is a very common germ about a third of the population carries ... Janet Liebsch • October 29, 2020 8:45 PM	1	559
Some reasons to leave your shoes at the door Think about all the places you walk every day then ask yourself … do you really want to bring those shoes with all that crap (or whatever) in... Janet Liebsch • October 29, 2020 8:15 PM	1	523