by Abacus Training | 16 Feb, 2016 | CPR/Defibrillation, First Aid Training, News
About half of people in Scotland do not feel confident administering CPR if needed in an emergency, a survey has found. Fear of causing an injury (22%) and lack of skills (19%) were the top reasons, closely followed by being put off by visible vomit or blood (19%) and...
by Abacus Training | 22 Oct, 2015 | CPR/Defibrillation, First Aid Training, Legislation, News
The 15th October was the date that the 2015 Resus Council guidelines were updated. This happens every 5 years, so will be due again in 2020. There were quite a number of changes made in 2010. There appear to be very few changes in the 2015 guidelines. The first thing...
by Abacus Training | 6 Oct, 2015 | Diabetes
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a condition where the body does not produce enough insulin or the insulin that is produced is not being used effectively. Insulin is a hormone that is produced by the pancreas and is required to help control the glucose level in the...
by Abacus Training | 30 Sep, 2015 | CPR/Defibrillation
There are about 30,000 cardiac arrests every year in the UK and ten times that number in the US. It is one of the most common ways to die. It is also one of the most common scenarios in which a bystander can save a life through CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation,...
by Abacus Training | 15 Sep, 2015 | Blood Pressue
Low blood pressure is also known as hypotension. This is when your blood pressure goes below 90/60 (90 over 60). This does not always mean there is a problem, people with low blood pressure tend to live longer than those with high blood pressure. Low blood pressure...
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