BLS in the United States is generally identified with Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic (EMT-B). However, the American Heart Association 's BLS protocol is designed for use by laypeople, as well as students and others certified first responder, and to some extent, higher medical function personnel.
Anne Bancroft Obituary. NEW YORK (AP) - Anne Bancroft, who won the 1962 best actress Oscar as the teacher of a young Helen Keller in âThe Miracle Workerâ but achieved greater fame as the seductive Mrs. Robinson in âThe Graduate,â has died. She was 73.
For Laura Thai-Jenkins, an elementary school teacher who lives in Olney, Md., with her husband and three boys, illness has been nonstop over the past two weeks. Her 6-year-old got sick before Christmas but recovered after a few days. Then her 8-year-old went to a birthday party last Friday. On New Year's Eve, he threw up more than 10 times, she said.