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It’s A Lifesaving World After All
I love sharing save stories. Here’s a great one from Larry in Florida:—— I saved a lady at Epcot in Disneyworld. We were eating at the Japanese steak house. She […]
Paranoia Or Just Being Prepared?
We’ve talked before about luxury doomsday bunkers and “preppers;” now check out this video from ABC News and tell us what you think.
Meet Emily, The Robot Lifeguard
Every summer, the American Red Cross teaches thousands of people the basics of lifeguarding. But there’s one guard on duty that didn’t take a Red Cross class — meet Emily, […]
Exciting Publicity On Portland Blood Donation
The latest edition of The Portland Observer came out yesterday…and it featured two Red Cross articles! The first is a cover story on the critical need for blood donation through […]
Never a dull moment at the Red Cross…
I am finding it difficult to finish my smoothie as I witness Troy Jenkins, a certified First Aid/CPR instructor and EMT, amuse the classroom with horror stories of bloody incidents. […]
Blood science in the news!
There have been a couple interesting stories related to blood lately- lets take a peak! In blood collection, centrifuges are often used for a variety of purposes. They are the […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]
Twilight: Eclipse Blood Drive
In the past, the Red Cross and the ‘Twilight’ franchise seem to go hand-in-hand. Chapter services promoted the film, then Twilight came back to support Chapter services, and Blood Services […]
CPR Romance, Take Three
If you’ve been following Cross Blog for a while, you know all about Singles CPR. And you might even know that it got started with our spotting of CPR-related “Missed […]