What a gift we got in the mail!

As a gag, Paula was sent a stem of Brussels sprouts today!

Fourth of July Weekend Safety Tips

You’re starting to go grocery shopping; picking up the hamburger meat, hot dogs, buns, and all sorts of other foods that will make the perfect Fourth of July barbecue. The kids have ten boxes of sparklers each at the ready and you’re gearing up for the all the friends and family that you will be seeing for the first time in days, weeks or months. The location is set, the swimming suits packed and – oh yeah! – you just remembered the sun block. “Am I forgetting anything…?”

Our nation’s independence is a great thing to celebrate, and I hope you do. Are you preparing for all possibilities? Don’t forget about emergency first aid preparedness. As you go out to the parks and city streets to cook out and watch fireworks, here are some things to keep in mind:

Holiday Traffic Safety

• Be aware of and avoid intoxicated drivers. Some signs include:
  • Drivers who turn with a wide radius.
  • Drivers at speeds 10 miles below the speed limit or speeding excessively.
  • Drivers who are following too closely.
  • Drivers who have a slow response to traffic signals.
• Never drink and drive. Alcohol is the single largest factor involved in motor vehicle deaths. Have a responsible designated driver when you head out for Fourth of July activities.
• Don’t allow the holiday rush to affect your driving. A few extra minutes saved by reckless driving aren’t worth the injuries you may cause to yourself and others.
• When attending firework displays and special events, remember to obey all traffic lanes and signals, and avoid cutting directly across parking lots. Never race other drivers to an open parking space. When leaving the festivities, pay attention while backing out of your parking space to avoid hitting other vehicles or pedestrians.

Outdoor Grill Safety

• The first step to cookout safety is to have fresh food. Store meats and other perishables in an insulated cooler to prevent bacterial growth.
• Keep grills away from all flammable materials, including trees and shrubbery. Store unused starter fluid and charcoal briquettes away from the grill, preferably in a fireproof container.
• Keep your children away from the grill. Gas grills can have an interior temperature of more than 800 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Never add starter fluid to an already burning grill. The fire can spread up the stream of starter fluid and into the can causing an explosion. Also, wash your hands after using starter fluid to avoid setting yourself on fire.

Firework Safety

• Be sure that the fireworks display you plan on attending is a legitimate one. Legitimate firework events will have proper authorities and medical staff in attendance.
• Never take pets to a firework display. Animals can become spooked very easily by the loud noises fireworks make. Remember the bug spray. Mosquitoes and other insects are en masse this time of year.

Source: American Association of Safety Councils

Barbecue Tips for the Weekend

As we fire up our barbecues for the weekend, and are nearing the Fourth of July, here are some tips for proper maintenance and operation from Catherine Jones of Safety XChange.

Do:

• Operate BBQ outdoors only, 10 feet from house, garage and trees
• Maintain your BBQ by replacing rusted or worn hoses and fittings
• Test for leaks and check tubes for blockage
• Keep lid open when lighting gas grill, to prevent flash off from gas build-up
• Turn BBQ off if you smell gas and don’t attempt to relight until the leak is fixed
• Keep alcohol away from grills
• Use baking soda on grease fires – not water – and keep the proper fire extinguisher handy
• Cap lighter fluid immediately and place it a safe distance from the grill

Don’t:

• Leave an operating barbecue unattended
• Move an operating BBQ
• Wear loose or flowing clothing while tending to the BBQ
• Use gasoline or kerosene as a starter
• Store LP cylinders indoors
• Store spare cylinders near the grill or appliances

When an emergency happens, what do you want on hand?

Think Safe works hard to make and supply the most comprehensive and easy-to-use emergency response tools and training. We know a lot about the industry and the reasons why it’s so important to be prepared. But when something happens to you, what do you want on hand most?

First Aid Haikus!

Here at Think Safe, we’re very personable, creative and open to new ideas. So for today’s blogpost, here’s a haiku to help you get to know us better!

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Think Safe helps you with

First Aid and Emergencies

Making minutes, matter!

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What we like to do

is to meet new people like you

Come, get to know us!

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What do you do when

you’re in an emergency?

Call 9-1-1, please!

*~*~*~*

What do you do after?

First Aid and CPR

We can help with both!

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We hope you enjoyed the haikus!  Why don’t you try some of your own?  Add them in the comment reply!

Friday Fun: First Aid/Emergency Quiz

It’s time for some more Friday fun!

For this Friday, we will be taking a quick quiz from Healthline.

Test your knowledge about first aid and emergencies!

So, how did you do?

Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone help you answer those questions?  We think so!  That’s why at Think Safe we create products that assist you in emergency situations.  If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch,  check out the Resqr app!  If you work for a business,  think about an EID.

And as always, consider being trained in First Aid and CPR!

Wishing you a long and healthy life!

First Aid Word Search!

It’s Friday so let’s have some fun!

Below is a word search of ANSI (American National Standards Institute) requirements for a first aid kit.  Can you find them all?

You can find the answer key or download the crossword here.

ResQr Giveaway!

Think Safe Inc will be having a giveaway week on Twitter,  March 23rd -27th, for our first aid iPhone app,  ResQr.

Left to Right: Nearest ER, Injury Categories, CPR step-by-step walkthrough

Follow us on Twitter and keep your eye out for updates on your chance to win!

Pixar’s Up-isode #2: First Aid

I love Pixar films. Their next feature is called UP and is an animated comedy adventure about 78-year-old man and an 8-year-old boy on a hilarious journey into a lost world. Pixar is putting out short clips online cleverly called “Up-isodes”, and the second one features the boy trying to apply a bandage to a scrape on the old man’s finger. Good thing everyone here at Think Safe knows how to use a bandage…I think If not I’ll just use our Emergency Instruction Device and we won’t have to worry about anything.

Enjoy!

Looks like Pixar has another great film coming our way this summer! Have you ever had a funny first aid experience like this?

HeartSine samaritan cameo in The Office

This is funny. We work with the great people at HeartSine a lot, so it was very cool – and hilarious – to see the HeartSine samaritan used by Michael Scott (Steve Carell) as a way of “stress release.”

more about “HeartSine samaritan cameo in The Office“, posted with vodpod

Certainly not how I like to relax. How do you guys like to take five and get your mind off things? Tells us in the talkbacks!