Sudden cardiac arrest causes 250,000 deaths each year.
More children die each year from drowning than from firearms.
According to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 81 workplace fatalities in Kansas in 1999. Clearly, injuries and even deaths happen in the workplace, but the American Red Cross Workplace Safety Training is one step businesses can take to protect their employees. Contact the American Red Cross to learn more about how its health and safety training programs can prevent injuries and save lives. Leavenworth County Chapter Disaster Action Team volunteer, Gary Colonna, was on the scene on March 23 when the dinner excursion boat, the Spirit of St. Joseph, nearly capsized on the Missouri River bank at the Riverfront Park in Leavenworth. Colonna supplied those working to save the boat with food and beverages.