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Whether you’re an elite athlete or simply enjoy a game of pickup on the weekends, treating injuries quickly for faster healing is essential to get you back in the game as quickly as possible. While sponsors spend billions having athletes endorse everything from cereals to tennis shoes, there hasn’t been a lot of innovation past the ACE bandage to help athletes heal more quickly and efficiently (at least available to those of us who aren’t Olympic athletes). Until now. The PolyGel ThermoActive Hot and Cold Compression Wraps are a line of accelerated recovery products that deliver targeted relief from new and chronic injuries by combining hot and cold therapy with a patented compression pump to provide circumferential compression.
Now a part of Covidien, Kendall originally started as a gauze manufacturer in 1940. The Kendall brand now produces a wide variety of medical dressings and devices. World War I brought a high demand for Kendall’s KERLIX rolls, once the war was over, demand for gauze rolls died down and Kendall decided it was time to branch out into other products. Kendall is now a leading provider in wound dressings; you have probably seen or used a KERLIX bandage without even realizing it.
Over a million people in the US each year will suffer from a heart attack. Tragically about 500,000 of them will not survive. With the majority of heart attack deaths occurring before hospitalization is available, knowing what to do in this situation could mean the difference between life and death.
Aspirin has been proven to increase a person’s chance for survival when chewed and swallowed during a heart attack. Which is why the At Heart Emergency Aspirin Dispenser is a must have for anyone at risk of having one. The dispenser contains two 325 mg aspirin tablets and is compact enough to be carried on your keychain or inside your pocket for emergency use.
Some of the most frightening moments in life can cause the most panicked reactions. Imagine yourself in a situation where the heart of a loved one has stopped beating, their air intake minimizes, their consciousness is fading. How would you react? You have never taken a CPR class, the only memories you have of situations like these take you back to your high school Health class. Time is running out, and your loved one needs your help. Is there anything that can help you?
As grim as this situation may sound, this does happen. Unless you are prepared, the worst outcome can happen. We at ActiveForever care about our customers, we want to ensure that things like this never arise in anyone’s life, and if it does, we want them prepared. It is for this exact reason that we carry the Philips HeartStart Home Automated External Defibrilator. Read more
Fortunately, the AED PLUS Automated External Defibrillator was designed to be used when an individual suffers from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Read more
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