by Abacus Training | 28 Jan, 2014 | CPR/Defibrillation, News
See on Scoop.it – First Aid TrainingThere are five days in November that Denise Leary cannot account for. She suffered cardiac arrest, her body temperature was cooled by emergency health care workers to slow damage to her brain, and she was put into a coma. “I...
by Abacus Training | 17 Jan, 2014 | CPR/Defibrillation, First Aid Training, News
See on Scoop.it – First Aid Training A GRANDFATHER has told how he would be “eternally grateful” to the woman who saved his life after he collapsed in a Falmouth restaurant. John Ollernshaw, from Flushing, would have died if a member of staff from...
by Abacus Training | 19 Dec, 2013 | First Aid Training, News
We have recently achieved RYA (Royal Yachting Association) acceptance on one of our courses. A client had asked us if our ‘First Response for Scout Leaders’ course was approved by the RYA. We contacted the RYA and were told that we could apply to have it...
by Abacus Training | 13 Dec, 2013 | CPR/Defibrillation, First Aid Training, Legislation, News
We are very pleased to now be providing FPOS (First Person On Scene) training to Warwickshire Fire Service. The FPOS course fits very well with the requirements of the fire service as they need to be able to deal with more trauma related injuries. Fire services are...
by Abacus Training | 18 Nov, 2013 | CPR/Defibrillation, News
See on Scoop.it – First Aid Training Performing CPR for 38 minutes or longer can improve a patient’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest, a new study has found. The findings, presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2013, revealed that...
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