--- title: ASHI and MEDIC First Aid Blog | HSI Blog Team description: ASHI and MEDIC First Aid Blog --- [![HSI-ashi-medic-logo](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HSI-ashi-medic-logo.png?width=428&height=74&name=HSI-ashi-medic-logo.png "HSI-ashi-medic-logo")](https://emergencycare.hsi.com) [![LOG IN](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/22308/b2a4924f-2271-4a89-b8a9-0ad61a77a456.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/22308/b2a4924f-2271-4a89-b8a9-0ad61a77a456) [![LOG IN](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/22308/8c30291a-23bb-4010-969f-47b691954c45.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/22308/8c30291a-23bb-4010-969f-47b691954c45) [![TRAINING PROGRAMS](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/22308/f3d09796-c0a2-4838-87e1-01dfc33229a1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/22308/f3d09796-c0a2-4838-87e1-01dfc33229a1) [![BECOME AN INSTRUCTOR](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/22308/b10de7a1-519c-42bc-8db0-3c797b419e0d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/22308/b10de7a1-519c-42bc-8db0-3c797b419e0d) [![LOCATE A TRAINING CENTER](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/22308/7aa0cc20-8098-42e1-b45e-4c674af3fda9.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/22308/7aa0cc20-8098-42e1-b45e-4c674af3fda9) # ASHI and MEDIC First Aid Blog September 3, 2019 ## [Health & Safety Institute Joins Waud Capital Family](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/health-safety-institute-joins-waud-capital-family) September 3, 2019 —Eugene, OR—The Health & Safety Institute (HSI) today announces the closing of its acquisition by Waud Capital Partners from the.. [![Waud PR](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/Header_Images/Waud%20PR.jpg) ](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/health-safety-institute-joins-waud-capital-family) July 17, 2018 ## [Summer Challenges for EMS](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/summer-challenges-for-ems) For most Americans, summer is a time of vacation and relaxation, but for our EMS responders, summer is a busy season with its own special challenges. [![EMS water rescue](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/Header_Images/EMS%20water%20rescue.jpg) ](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/summer-challenges-for-ems) July 13, 2018 ## [Training Center Portal Tech Tips](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/training-center-portal-tech-tips)  The American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI) and MEDIC First Aid training programs are managed through our user-friendly online administration.. [![TCAM](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/Header_Images/TCAM.jpg) ](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/training-center-portal-tech-tips) July 10, 2018 ## [Duluth YMCA Good Samaritan Team Works Together to Save a Life](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/duluth-ymca-good-samaritan-team-works-together-to-save-a-life) For a lucky gentleman in Duluth, MN, his neighborhood YMCA was ready to respond when he needed them most. [![Duluth YMCA_header](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/Header_Images/Duluth%20YMCA_header.jpg) ](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/duluth-ymca-good-samaritan-team-works-together-to-save-a-life) July 5, 2018 ## [Know Your ASHI and MEDIC First Aid Terminology](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/know-your-ashi-and-medic-first-aid-terminology) Reauthorization vs renewal. Update vs upgrade. The latest edition of the *Training Center Administrative Manual* (TCAM) is now available, and HSI’s.. 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