--- title: ASHI and MEDIC First Aid Blog | HSI Blog Team (5) description: ASHI and MEDIC First Aid Blog (5) --- [![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 February 6, 2018 ## [Show Your Heart Some Love During Heart Month](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/show-your-heart-some-love-during-heart-month) February is American Heart Month and the perfect time to educate ourselves about heart disease and what we can do to keep our hearts in good working.. [![Heart Month](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/Header_Images/Heart%20Month.jpg) ](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/show-your-heart-some-love-during-heart-month) January 30, 2018 ## [New Advanced Bleeding Control Courses](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/new-advanced-bleeding-control-courses) According to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html), traumatic injury is one of the leading causes of death for people under 50 years of age.. [![ApplyingPressureToWound](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/Header_Images/ApplyingPressureToWound.jpg) ](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/new-advanced-bleeding-control-courses) January 9, 2018 ## [Snow Sports Safety and Cold Weather Emergency Care](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/snow-sports-safety-and-cold-weather-emergency-care) For much of the U.S., the snowy season is well underway. Before your family heads out for a day of playing in the fresh powder, make snow sports.. [![WinterSports.jpg](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/Header_Images/WinterSports.jpg) ](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/snow-sports-safety-and-cold-weather-emergency-care) January 4, 2018 ## [Resolve to Be a Good Samaritan in 2018](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/resolve-to-be-a-good-samaritan-in-2018) To help inspire you to finally take that emergency care class you’ve been thinking about for years, check out this Good Samaritan story from one of.. [![](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/Header_Images/EmergencyRescue.jpg) ](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/resolve-to-be-a-good-samaritan-in-2018) November 16, 2017 ## [Understanding the Impact of Bystander Response for Trauma](https://emergencycare.hsi.com/blog/understanding-the-impact-of-bystander-response-for-trauma) Anyone who has taken a CPR class has heard of the “chain of survival,” a mnemonic device that helps students remember all the steps necessary to help.. 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