One day into the new year, the Buffalo Bills were playing the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football when Bills player Damar Hamlin experienced cardiac arrest after making a hard tackle. First responders performed initial CPR to save his life.
Since immediate CPR in those first few seconds can double or triple chances of survival after cardiac arrest, we posed a related question to our social media followers: “Is your staff trained on the basics of performing CPR?”
Of those who responded, 42 percent said they do CPR training regularly, 21 percent have an automated external defibrillator (AED) at the office, and 16 percent said they had at least one member on staff who knows how to perform the life-saving measure. The rest say they need to get CPR training.
On Twitter, everyone who responded said they have an AED at the office.
Our last poll focused on the benefits of owning a pet, which can include opportunities for improved health, socializing, and giving and receiving more affection, among others. Of those who responded, 57 percent said the best thing about owning a pet is that they love unconditionally. Forty percent said their pets bring a calming influence into their daily lives, and three percent said pets give their owners a chance to socialize. One follower commented on the pet poll, “If it’s a pig, they can be delicious!” He also included a die-laughing emoji in his post. We couldn’t help replying “Hmmmm.”
On Twitter, followers were unanimous, pets simply love unconditionally.
We had such fun with the pet poll, we decided to post a similar question to this week’s poll—benefits of having pets visit a healthcare setting. Our question: “Since studies have shown that dogs can help ease patient anxiety, what are other benefits of having animals in a healthcare setting?”
Tell us what you think. We’d love to hear from you.
