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EVERYONE should watch how to do short term CPR - CLICK HERE
Kitchen Fire - Read first then watch...
             *READ  THIS  BEFORE  YOU  WATCH  THE  VIDEO!*
Dear Friends,
I was Executive Director of the Institute for Burn Medicine for San Diego and Imperial Counties when we lived in California . Besides raising the  money to establish a Burn Treatment Center at the University   Hospital   there, I conducted extensive public education campaigns in Burn Prevention.
 
A friend recently sent me the attached short video - and like an old fire-horse, I heard the bell ring and am rushing to send this excellent  prevention piece to each of you. It is well worth watching! And it could  save your life.
I never realized that a wet dishcloth can be a one size fits all lid to cover a fire in a pan!
This is a dramatic video (30-second, very short) about how to deal with a  common kitchen fire...oil in a frying pan.
At the Fire Fighting Training school they would demonstrate this with a  deep fat fryer set on the fire field. An instructor would don a fire suit and using an 8-oz. cup at the end of a 10-foot pole to toss water onto the  grease fire.
The results got the attention of the students. The water, being heavier than oil, sinks to the bottom where it instantly becomes superheated.
 
The explosive force of the steam blows the burning oil up and out.  On the  open field, it became a thirty-foot high fireball that resembled a nuclear blast.
 
Inside the confines of a kitchen, the fire ball hits the ceiling and fills the entire room. Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire. One-cup of either creates the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite.
 
Tell your whole family about this video. Or better yet, send this to them.









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EVERYONE should watch how to do short term CPR - CLICK HERE
Crutches Advice
SideStix provides opportunities to safely and comfortably go far on crutches for anyone temporarily or permanently disabled, allowing them to stay fit and healthy.
Read about it at http://sidestix.com/

Phone Numbers
        B.C. Health Guide - Nurse Line  1-866-215-4700

        Fair PharmaCare 1-800-387-4977

        Health Information Line   1-800-465-4911
What is Elderpost?
Elderpost is a website where
Caregivers and older people can:
find free services and support
find free or used equipment
give away or sell equipment that they don't need anymore
find private caregivers for hire
find companies which sell what you may need
find agencies which specialize in providing people to hire
find information and organizations which they need as they go through a caregiving and aging journey.
People who want to work with older people and their caregivers can find the opportunities to do so, without a placement fee, or having to go through an agency which will take something off the top.
Companies, non profit organizations, agencies and governments can post information about themselves and the services and goods they provide.
You will find here:
  • Free equipment
  • Free services
  • Used equipment being sold privately
  • Home makers and caregivers who are looking to provide care.
  • Family members looking to find someone who can provide care.
  • Commercial services
  • Opportunities to volunteer
  • Opportunities to develop and provide mutual support among caregivers.