I’ve never been a really huge fan of needles. I won’t say I’m afraid of them, as I’ve always been fine getting vaccinations or having blood drawn for physicals. No […]

A short while ago I asked my supervisor to dig up some safety training numbers for me. What she got back to me was astonishing. In fact, I’m so proud […]

Here in Health & Safety I get to communicate daily with a lot of interesting people around the community. Usually it’s by e-mail or phone, and sometimes—if I’m lucky—through the […]

In the Health and Safety Department at OTC we get really excited about what we call “save stories.” We live for true stories of people putting lifesaving skills to work. […]

I’m a little woozy! I just got done giving a double platelet donation – which is awesome in that I got to stay on the clock and go watch a […]

After the decision was made to have me blog for the Health and Safety Department of the Oregon Trail Chapter, the discussion quickly turned to what would be the subject […]

Welcome to the American Red Cross Oregon Trail Chapter Blog. Wow, that’s a long name! Hm…from now on let’s just refer to it as OTC, or maybe the Oregon Trail […]

Welcome to the new American Red Cross Oregon Trail Chapter Blog! Please make yourselves comfortable and let us know if you have any comments or suggestions. Your feedback is greatly […]