by Abacus Training | 30 Jan, 2015 | CPR/Defibrillation, News
(HealthDay News) — In out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest, public access defibrillation (PAD) prior to ambulance arrival may be only rarely used, according to a study published online February 19 in Heart. Charles D. Deakin, MD, from South Central Ambulance...
by Abacus Training | 29 Jan, 2015 | First Aid Training, News
If you have ever seen a marathon or watched one on TV you may have wondered why, when the runners have all finished the race, they get given those thin foil-like blankets. The blankets they are given help the athlete to regulate their body temperature, after a race a...
by Abacus Training | 13 Jan, 2015 | CPR/Defibrillation, First Aid Training, News
Schools Minister David Laws backs Mail on Sunday campaign to introduce vital CPR lessons in schools Every child could leave school with essential lifesaving skills after Ministers backed campaign to add first aid to curriculum Mr Laws became the first high-profile...
by Abacus Training | 22 Dec, 2014 | Choking, First Aid Training, Legislation, News
Stockport charity set up following baby’s death organised petition which received 102,000 signatures and led to a House of Commons debate A government minister has promised a national review into the provision of paediatric first aid in nurseries after a...
by Abacus Training | 6 Oct, 2014 | First Aid Training, Legislation, News
There has been a recent change in policy for Schools allowing them to hold spare inhalers in case a Student forgets their own and is in need of relief. This policy has come in to force from 1st October 2014 and allows schools to keep a spare emergency inhaler that is...
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