Pass this on to all you know. This has been verified by the FBI, link provided at the bottom of this post).
This cam is spreading so fast, you need to be prepared should you get this call. Most of us take those summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty that a new and ominous kind of fraud has surfaced.
The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this
information and bingo, your identity was just stolen.
The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma, Illinois, and Colorado.
This (swindle) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system.
The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites , warning consumers about the fraud.
Check it out here at the FBI site.
Protecting yourself is the key: Never give out personal information when you receive an unsolicited phone call.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Personal Safety - The New Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Do CPR the right way: 5 things everyone needs to know about the new CPR Method.
Everyone needs to know basic first aid: From stopping the bleeding, to CPR to treating for shock, etc. This article was from Yahoo! Shine magazine on-line and clarifys the new CPR method. Not much of a change if you have been certified in the pat,...if not, get certified. Your local YWCA/YMCA always has certification class. Well worth the modest fee for peace of mind if not fore prepardeness.
by Jessica Ashley, Shine staff, Oct 14th, 2010
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/do-cpr-the-right-way-5-things-everyone-needs-to-know-2399731/
The American Heart Association announced today new recommendations for the way CPR is performed. The small change could make a big difference in the lives of people suffering from cardiac arrest, the organization says.
For nearly 40 years, CPR guidelines have trained people to follow these simple A-B-C instructions—tilt the victim's head back to open the airway, then pinch their nose and do a succession of breaths into their mouth, and finally perform chest compressions.
But now, the AHA says starting with the C of chest compressions will help oxygen-rich blood circulate throughout the body sooner, which is critical for people who have had a heart attack. With this shift, rescuers and responding emergency personnel should now follow a C-A-B process—begin with chest compression, then move on to address the airway and breaths. This change applies to adults, children, and babies, but does not apply to newborns.
The revision is a part of the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care report published by the AHA., an organization that reviews its guidelines every five years, taking into account new science and literature. Although the changed procedure will take some time to reach what Monica Kleinman, the vice chair of the AHA's Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee, calls "front-line people", there is a plan in place to implement the recommendations as soon as possible to their training network, medical staffs, and first-responders.
"The sooner chest compressions are started, the more likely there will be a better outcome," Kleinman announced. "Studies performed in labs as well as large-population studies have shown that people do better if they get chest compressions within four minutes."
That four minutes is the amount of time it could take for emergency crews to rapidly respond, Chicago firefighter and CPR instructor Kelly Burns notes. Until then, he stresses that any CPR bystanders perform can make a difference.
"Early activation is critical," Burns says, especially in cities where traffic and walk-up buildings can slow even the fastest respondents during a trauma where every minute counts.
When someone needs CPR, the very best reaction is a quick one, he says.
"In a perfect world, someone else calls 911 while you start chest compressions on the person in need," he advises. According to Kleinman, however, only about one-third of victims of cardiac arrest get assistance from bystanders.
Despite changing guidelines, outdated training, or any confusion in the moment, Burns says that no one who tries CPR is faltering.
"People are reluctant to jump in and help, especially if the person is not a family member or friend," Burns observes on a weekly basis. "The only mistake a civilian can make in these situations is waiting and not doing anything at all."
To that end, the new AHA guidelines are meant to help anyone who encounters this kind of emergency—the idea being, if they know better, they will do better.
5 potentially life-saving notes to remember about the new C-A-B method of CPR:
1. There are no mistakes when you perform CPR.
"One thing most people don't know, " Kleinman says, "is that there is almost nothing you can do [during CPR] to harm a person in cardiac arrest except delay responding."
Starting with chest compressions is now viewed by the AHA as the most effective procedure, and all immediate assistance will increase the chances the victim will survive with a good quality of life.
If one person calls 911 while another administers CPR, as Burns recommends, emergency operators will give informed instructions over the phone as well as dispatch aid to the scene.
2. All victims in cardiac arrest need chest compressions.
The AHA asserts that people having a heart attack still have oxygen remaining in their lungs and bloodstream in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest. Starting chest compressions first thing pumps blood to the victim's brain and heart sooner, delivering needed oxygen. This new method saves the 30 seconds that people performing CPR used to take to open the airway and begin breathing under the old guidelines.
3. It's a myth that only older, overweight men are at risk for a heart attack.
"Equal numbers of women and men have heart attacks," Kleinman reports. Sufferers are primarily adults.
Although infants and children are far more likely to require CPR due to accidents than cardiac arrest, it is important to know how administer care to them. (You can learn how to perform CPR on infants and children with this kit produced by the AHA or by signing up for one of their training sessions.)
4. Nearly all cardiac emergencies occur at home.
"Ninety percent of events take place at home. If you perform CPR in your lifetime, it's probably going to be for someone you love," Kleinman reveals.
5. Training is simpler and more accessible than you think.
Learning CPR has never been hard, Kleinman says, but guideline changes in the last ten years have reduced the number of steps and simplified the process even more.
Traditional CPR classes (listed here on the AHA website) are accessible for many people at local schools and hospitals.
Kits are also available to complete in the privacy of your own home or workplace. Kits available through the AHA include inflatable, disposable mannequins and a training DVD.
"Anybody can learn to do CPR. It's clearly important for saving lives, and now it is easier than ever," Kleinman asserts.
Everyone needs to know basic first aid: From stopping the bleeding, to CPR to treating for shock, etc. This article was from Yahoo! Shine magazine on-line and clarifys the new CPR method. Not much of a change if you have been certified in the pat,...if not, get certified. Your local YWCA/YMCA always has certification class. Well worth the modest fee for peace of mind if not fore prepardeness.
by Jessica Ashley, Shine staff, Oct 14th, 2010
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/do-cpr-the-right-way-5-things-everyone-needs-to-know-2399731/
The American Heart Association announced today new recommendations for the way CPR is performed. The small change could make a big difference in the lives of people suffering from cardiac arrest, the organization says.
For nearly 40 years, CPR guidelines have trained people to follow these simple A-B-C instructions—tilt the victim's head back to open the airway, then pinch their nose and do a succession of breaths into their mouth, and finally perform chest compressions.
But now, the AHA says starting with the C of chest compressions will help oxygen-rich blood circulate throughout the body sooner, which is critical for people who have had a heart attack. With this shift, rescuers and responding emergency personnel should now follow a C-A-B process—begin with chest compression, then move on to address the airway and breaths. This change applies to adults, children, and babies, but does not apply to newborns.
The revision is a part of the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care report published by the AHA., an organization that reviews its guidelines every five years, taking into account new science and literature. Although the changed procedure will take some time to reach what Monica Kleinman, the vice chair of the AHA's Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee, calls "front-line people", there is a plan in place to implement the recommendations as soon as possible to their training network, medical staffs, and first-responders.
"The sooner chest compressions are started, the more likely there will be a better outcome," Kleinman announced. "Studies performed in labs as well as large-population studies have shown that people do better if they get chest compressions within four minutes."
That four minutes is the amount of time it could take for emergency crews to rapidly respond, Chicago firefighter and CPR instructor Kelly Burns notes. Until then, he stresses that any CPR bystanders perform can make a difference.
"Early activation is critical," Burns says, especially in cities where traffic and walk-up buildings can slow even the fastest respondents during a trauma where every minute counts.
When someone needs CPR, the very best reaction is a quick one, he says.
"In a perfect world, someone else calls 911 while you start chest compressions on the person in need," he advises. According to Kleinman, however, only about one-third of victims of cardiac arrest get assistance from bystanders.
Despite changing guidelines, outdated training, or any confusion in the moment, Burns says that no one who tries CPR is faltering.
"People are reluctant to jump in and help, especially if the person is not a family member or friend," Burns observes on a weekly basis. "The only mistake a civilian can make in these situations is waiting and not doing anything at all."
To that end, the new AHA guidelines are meant to help anyone who encounters this kind of emergency—the idea being, if they know better, they will do better.
5 potentially life-saving notes to remember about the new C-A-B method of CPR:
1. There are no mistakes when you perform CPR.
"One thing most people don't know, " Kleinman says, "is that there is almost nothing you can do [during CPR] to harm a person in cardiac arrest except delay responding."
Starting with chest compressions is now viewed by the AHA as the most effective procedure, and all immediate assistance will increase the chances the victim will survive with a good quality of life.
If one person calls 911 while another administers CPR, as Burns recommends, emergency operators will give informed instructions over the phone as well as dispatch aid to the scene.
2. All victims in cardiac arrest need chest compressions.
The AHA asserts that people having a heart attack still have oxygen remaining in their lungs and bloodstream in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest. Starting chest compressions first thing pumps blood to the victim's brain and heart sooner, delivering needed oxygen. This new method saves the 30 seconds that people performing CPR used to take to open the airway and begin breathing under the old guidelines.
3. It's a myth that only older, overweight men are at risk for a heart attack.
"Equal numbers of women and men have heart attacks," Kleinman reports. Sufferers are primarily adults.
Although infants and children are far more likely to require CPR due to accidents than cardiac arrest, it is important to know how administer care to them. (You can learn how to perform CPR on infants and children with this kit produced by the AHA or by signing up for one of their training sessions.)
4. Nearly all cardiac emergencies occur at home.
"Ninety percent of events take place at home. If you perform CPR in your lifetime, it's probably going to be for someone you love," Kleinman reveals.
5. Training is simpler and more accessible than you think.
Learning CPR has never been hard, Kleinman says, but guideline changes in the last ten years have reduced the number of steps and simplified the process even more.
Traditional CPR classes (listed here on the AHA website) are accessible for many people at local schools and hospitals.
Kits are also available to complete in the privacy of your own home or workplace. Kits available through the AHA include inflatable, disposable mannequins and a training DVD.
"Anybody can learn to do CPR. It's clearly important for saving lives, and now it is easier than ever," Kleinman asserts.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Personal Security - Replace Your Important Documents
Imagine that your house burns down or gets completely destroyed by fire, flood or other disaster. Would you know how to go about replacing your essential paperwork? Here's a helpful list of links that can help you replace your essential personal paperwork as well as change your address. Print several copies of this and put a copy at work and with a friend. Make copies of your official and important documents and store also at separate locations:
* Passport: For information on replacing a lost or stolen passport, visit the State Department website at http://travel.state.gov/passport/lost/lost_848.html
* Social Security Card: Go to http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/251 for information and an application for a new card.
* Driver's License: If you need a get a new driver ' s license or renew the one you have, go to http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Motor_Vehicles.shtml to find the nearest DMV office.
* Birth and death certificates, marriage and divorce decrees: Information on getting replacement certificates of birth, death, marriage and divorce decrees can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm
You ' ll find helpful details in plain English, along with links and even prices.
* Bank records: You can get information about accessing accounts, lost records, ATM cards and direct deposits by calling the FDIC at 877-275-3342. For information regarding credit unions, call 703-518-6300.
* School records: If you need records from your former primary, secondary, or post-secondary school (whether public or private) the first place you should contact would be your former school. Administrators at the school should be able to tell you where school records are kept and what you need to do to obtain them. If the school you attended is closed, you should contact the appropriate school district. The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a part of the Department of Education (ED), has a website which provides locators for public schools http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch , private schools http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch or school districts http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch . Contact information for your State Department of Education is available at http://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html . If you are trying to locate records from a postsecondary school that has closed, you will need to contact your State Higher Education Agency. A list by state is available at
http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SHE Your State Higher Education Agency can explain how to find records from closed schools in your state.
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a part of the Department of Education (ED), has a website which provides locators for public schools http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch private schools http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch or school districts http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch
Contact information for your State Department of Education is available at http://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html If you are trying to locate records from a postsecondary school that has closed, you will need to contact your State Higher Education Agency. A list by state is available at http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SHE Your State Higher Education Agency can explain how to find records from closed schools in your state.
* Savings Bonds: If you have old Savings Bonds stashed away somewhere, be careful. Lose them and you can lose the money. At http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ebonds/res_e_bonds_eereplace.htm The Treasury Department tells you exactly what to do with those bonds while you can still find them...and what to do if you can't.
* Contact government agencies: A list of links to federal, state and local government agencies, is available at http://www.usa.gov/Agencies.shtml
* Address Change: To change your address online with the post office go to http://www.usps.com/realmove If you receive Social Security benefits, you can also make an address change online at http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/219 For the IRS you can download a form at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8822.pdf and mail it in.
* Passport: For information on replacing a lost or stolen passport, visit the State Department website at http://travel.state.gov/passport/lost/lost_848.html
* Social Security Card: Go to http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/251 for information and an application for a new card.
* Driver's License: If you need a get a new driver ' s license or renew the one you have, go to http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Motor_Vehicles.shtml to find the nearest DMV office.
* Birth and death certificates, marriage and divorce decrees: Information on getting replacement certificates of birth, death, marriage and divorce decrees can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm
You ' ll find helpful details in plain English, along with links and even prices.
* Bank records: You can get information about accessing accounts, lost records, ATM cards and direct deposits by calling the FDIC at 877-275-3342. For information regarding credit unions, call 703-518-6300.
* School records: If you need records from your former primary, secondary, or post-secondary school (whether public or private) the first place you should contact would be your former school. Administrators at the school should be able to tell you where school records are kept and what you need to do to obtain them. If the school you attended is closed, you should contact the appropriate school district. The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a part of the Department of Education (ED), has a website which provides locators for public schools http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch , private schools http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch or school districts http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch . Contact information for your State Department of Education is available at http://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html . If you are trying to locate records from a postsecondary school that has closed, you will need to contact your State Higher Education Agency. A list by state is available at
http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SHE Your State Higher Education Agency can explain how to find records from closed schools in your state.
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a part of the Department of Education (ED), has a website which provides locators for public schools http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch private schools http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch or school districts http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch
Contact information for your State Department of Education is available at http://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html If you are trying to locate records from a postsecondary school that has closed, you will need to contact your State Higher Education Agency. A list by state is available at http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SHE Your State Higher Education Agency can explain how to find records from closed schools in your state.
* Savings Bonds: If you have old Savings Bonds stashed away somewhere, be careful. Lose them and you can lose the money. At http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ebonds/res_e_bonds_eereplace.htm The Treasury Department tells you exactly what to do with those bonds while you can still find them...and what to do if you can't.
* Contact government agencies: A list of links to federal, state and local government agencies, is available at http://www.usa.gov/Agencies.shtml
* Address Change: To change your address online with the post office go to http://www.usps.com/realmove If you receive Social Security benefits, you can also make an address change online at http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/219 For the IRS you can download a form at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8822.pdf and mail it in.
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