Dealing with Jellyfish Stings - Jellyfish can be more harmful than they appear with long, spindly tentacles that can inflict red welts and severe pain. If you should happen to come into unfriendly contact with one, however, here are some remedies to ease your pain, provided by Beebe Medical Center Emergency Department.

Learn CPR - Welcome to Learn CPR. We are a free public service and hope to provide you with all the information you need to learn the basics of CPR. 

Lifting Without Weights - Use surgical tubing. The advantages of rubber tubing over heavy weights are tremendous -- safer, easier, more versatile and no need for a partner for spotting.

Safe Diving Poses No Risk for Brain Injury - Scuba diving has no long-term effects on the brain, according to a study in the December 12, 2000 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. 

Sea Lice or Seabathers' Eruption - New Products findings and clinical implications founded by Mary T. RusselI, RN, MSN, CCRN, CEN, and Robert S. Tomchik, MD, MPH, Boca Raton, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Topics cover history, treatment, prevention, and references.

Sun & Beach Safety Tips - Some people, especially those with fair skin, red or blond hair or blue eyes, are more susceptible to sunburn than others, but everyone should take precautions when they're on the beach or on the water.

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