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We are dedicated to bringing you the latest information on developments that impact our field. The National CPR Association blog is packed with useful information and trending news about the latest medical developments that impact you and your career.


We seek to educate and inform the public and health care professionals about news related to CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogens and First Aid. Our goal is providing you with an industry leading resource on not only items related to our training and certification, but also important lifesaving topics. We encourage our members to use social media to link to and share our stories.


Please check back often to see our additional blog updates. If you have a related topic that you would like to see us cover on the National CPR Association blog, please send us an email at support@nationalcprassociation.com.


Click below to read a few of our latest blog entries.

Medical Malpractice Claims: Every Healthcare Professional’s Worst Fear

Posted On November 29, 2016

By the time you have finished reading this sentence, around $7,000 will be spent on medical malpractice in the US alone. How can you manage your own risks? That statistic is not a typo. According to the HealthAffairs study that is the most comprehensive view of medical malpractice related costs, around $55.6 billion, or approximately 2.4%of total health care spending, Read more

How Social Media Affects Healthcare – the Stats Don’t Lie!

Posted On November 22, 2016

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and various other platforms have become such a common part of our daily lives, it’s hard to remember life before they existed! Today, social platforms are one of the biggest factors affecting healthcare and healthcare professionals. Social media is becoming one of the most effective tools to help market and manage your career as a healthcare professional. Read more

How Medical Care Access Impacts Life Expectancy

Posted On November 15, 2016

Do you have easy access to the health services you need in your area? If so, you are lucky; many in rural areas or who can’t afford health insurance grapple annually with lack of access – and their lives are shorter. Within the United States, access to a doctor is not universal. In fact, the variation from region to region, Read more

The Best Hangover Cure You Never Knew Existed: Berocca

Posted On November 8, 2016

Looking for a hangover cure that actually works? Berocca is safe, natural, and can get you going again after that late night out with friends. Who hasn't woken up the morning after tying one on? At one time or another, we have all had one drink too many and found ourselves looking down the barrel of a hangover. The pounding Read more

Getting Recertified in PALS Shouldn’t be Difficult

Posted On November 1, 2016

Pediatric Advanced Life Support is a great skill to have – and so important you have to get recertified regularly. Now recertification is easier than ever! Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a discipline of skills and procedures that are aimed at providing care for children in emergency situations. Most practices and hospitals require a certain percentage of their staff Read more

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