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Friday, June 21 is the official start of summer. The season should be a time of joy, spent hanging out at the beach and barbecuing in the backyard. Too often, however . . . more

6/13/19

Staying safe when the summer heats up

Summer is finally here. It should be a time of joy, spent barbecuing in the backyard and hanging out at the beach. Too often, however, summer turns tragic when it needn’t. The American Red Cross offers the following guidelines . . . more

6/21/18

Make Red Cross’s month: get involved

March is the month we recognize the American Red Cross for all it does, as we have since President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed it so in 1943: “I request that during that month . . . more

3/3/16

Senior Danielle Losquadro and her classmates at Calhoun High School recently received training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of the automated external defibrillator. Every student in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will be trained in CPR/AED this year.

Central expands CPR/AED training to all schools

All 1,360 Calhoun High School students are now receiving potentially life-saving training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of the automated external defibrillator. By the end of the school year, all 5,562 students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central School District will be trained. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/18/14

Stay safe in the water this summer

Now that school is over, the action will ramp up at backyard and public pools as well as Long Island’s beaches. more

6/20/13

Instructor Kevin O’Hara Jr. showed students how to perform the Heimlich maneuver.

Robbie Levine Foundation shows how to save a life

To increase awareness of the importance of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and life-saving techniques such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the Robbie Levine Foundation sponsored free AED/CPR certification courses in Bellmore-Merrick recently. more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/30/13

Kennedy junior Kayla Babbush started Teens for Life, a program to train high school students in CPR and AED use.

Kennedy junior promotes CPR/AED awareness

If Kennedy junior Kayla Babbush has her way, local teens will leave high school knowing how to save a life using cardiopulmonary resuscitation and an automated external defibrillator. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 3/2/11

Dr. Bruce Decter of Great Neck, who was born and raised in the Five Towns, recently saved a Merrick man’s life at Kennedy Airport using CPR.

Former 5Towner saves Merrick man with CPR

A woman screamed. Her 58-year-old husband lay before her on the hard floor. His breathing and circulation had stopped, and he was quickly turning blue. He was, in effect, dead. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/26/11

Kayla Babbush and Kevin O'Hara demonstrate CPR for the class.

Kennedy student promotes CPR/AED training

Kayla Babbush, a sophomore at Kennedy High School in Bellmore, has been working with the Robbie Levine Foundation to bring free CPR/AED training to the Central High School District. The Robbie Levine Foundation was created by Dr. Craig and Jill Levine of Merrick, whose 9-year old son Robbie died suddenly when his heart stopped at a baseball practice in 2005. more

Deirdre Krasula | 6/15/10

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