Practical articles from Taylored Instruction on emergency readiness, instructor development, safety training, and course planning.
This guide explains how to pass the BLS certification exam on your first attempt, covering both the hands-on skills test and the written exam. You'll learn how to confirm which course your employer requires (AHA or Red Cross), choose the right format, and master the age-specific numbers and skills needed to earn a valid provider card.
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Lifeguard certification requirements explained in the order you will meet them: the minimum age, the swim prerequisite test, the course with in-water skills plus CPR, AED, and first aid, and how to renew. It also flags which details to verify against current course materials and with your employer.
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Group CPR training pricing depends on course type, location, provider, and headcount, so the biggest savings come from decisions made before enrollment. This guide gives workplace safety coordinators, healthcare managers, and community leaders seven strategies to train more people for less while keeping every certification valid.
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When a workplace has staff untrained for medical emergencies, hesitation eats the first critical minutes and exposes employers to medical, legal, and insurance risk. This article explains where untrained teams lose time, which emergencies actually occur, what employers are expected to do, and how to turn a training gap into a working response plan.
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This step-by-step guide turns AED maintenance and inspection into a simple monthly routine, from assigning a program owner and recording device details to checking status indicators and keeping a written log. You will also learn how to track pad and battery expiration dates so replacements happen before the device fails when it matters most.
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This guide ranks the best AED devices for offices, weighing ease of use under stress, ongoing pad and battery costs, durability, FDA approval status, and workplace program support. It helps office managers and safety coordinators choose a first unit or replace an aging one with confidence.
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When a report says pool safety requirements not met, the pool failed at least one check covering hardware, paperwork, or people, and a serious failure can keep a public pool closed until it passes reinspection. This guide explains which rules apply to your pool, what inspectors look for, and how to correct each failure.
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A sudden cardiac arrest response plan turns a chaotic emergency into clear assignments your team already knows. This step-by-step guide shows how to assess your site and staffing, assign roles for calling, fetching the AED, and opening doors, map device locations, and set a practice schedule so no one is left guessing in the first critical minutes.
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A workplace first aid kit should be built around real hazards, published standards, and the training of your staff, not a generic pre-packed box. These seven strategies walk safety coordinators and small business owners through deciding what to include in a workplace first aid kit, starting with the ANSI/ISEA Z308.1 baseline and adapting it to your workplace.
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A practical guide to choking incident no trained responder.
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This guide explains the seven signs someone needs CPR, centered on two key findings: the person is unresponsive and not breathing normally. It shows how to recognize each sign, tell cardiac arrest apart from look-alike situations such as fainting or seizures, and take the right action with confidence instead of freezing.
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This step-by-step guide explains how to respond to a choking emergency for adults, children, and infants, from telling mild choking from severe choking to giving back blows, abdominal or chest thrusts, and starting CPR if the person becomes unresponsive. It covers both American Red Cross and American Heart Association methods, and it is not a replacement for a certified hands-on course.
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