After a recent emergency situation that I found myself in at the grocery store, I realized that we as beauty biz practitioners are not trained on how to respond to emergency situations.

I want you to be as prepared as you can be and feel confident in handling the situation, because someone could get hurt, have a seizure, or go into a state of medical emergency in your business (or outside your business). It’s important and empowering to know what to do.

You have to be prepared to be able to save someone’s life, and I will give you tips and takeaways about how to respond in an emergency situation in this episode.

Enjoy the show!

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“You have to be prepared to save somebody’s life because you might not have help as quickly as you think.” – Lori Crete

Show Notes:

• How to respond to an emergency situation
• Why you should find someone close by to help you
• How words can help people in emergency situations
• What is an AED
• Why knowing what to do in an emergency is important

“It’s unbelievable how powerful our words can be to another human being.” – Lori Crete

Tips to dealing with emergency situations:

1. 1.  Have a team meeting and share emergency numbers
   2.  An emergency action plan outline should be stapled to the emergency phone numbers
   3.  Get CPR Certified
   4.  Do some research and see if an AED would be a good fit for your business
   5.  Make sure you have fire extinguishers and flashlights readily available
   6. Take pictures of everything at your business for insurance purposes
   7. Make sure you have an emergency First Aid kit
   8. Learn the heimlich maneuver
   9. Research what to do when someone is having a seizure
   10. Stop and access your surroundings for potential hazards that could cause harm to somebody

“Something Lauren Snow said when she was speaking at one of my live events was that one of the reasons that people get hurt within a facility (or one of the reasons that people sue) is because we don’t take time to access the hazards within our spa.” – Lori Crete

Links Mentioned:

• Learn more about AEDs
• Check out this post by Staples.com