by Abacus Training | 1 Apr, 2014 | CPR/Defibrillation, News
See on Scoop.it – First Aid Training Defibrillators are to be installed in every Scottish NHS dental practice. The £1m Scottish government scheme aims to boost the survival chances for people who have cardiac arrests. The 970 defibrillators will also be mapped...
by Abacus Training | 19 Mar, 2014 | CPR/Defibrillation, First Aid Training, News
See on Scoop.it – First Aid Training ALL new schools are to be equipped with life-saving defibrillators to cut the number of child heart deaths. The move, supported by Education Secretary Michael Gove, will be announced in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget...
by Abacus Training | 13 Mar, 2014 | CPR/Defibrillation, First Aid Training, News
We were asked by Staffordshire Fire Service to run a first aid programme for their cadet scheme that was based at Lichfield Fire Station. After discussions it was decided to deliver the FPOS Basic course from Edexcel. This was chosen as it was quite a practical course...
by Abacus Training | 3 Feb, 2014 | Burns, First Aid Training, News
Aloe vera is often used by people to treat burns, especially in the case of sunburn. Many over the counter treatments for sunburn contain aloe vera. Does it help the healing process or not? Several studies have been done on this question, some say yes, some say no,...
by Abacus Training | 3 Feb, 2014 | CPR/Defibrillation, Heart Attack, News
See on Scoop.it – First Aid Training Coroners could save lives by telling family members of a loved one lost to a heart condition to get screened themselves. Guidance (1) led by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has been developed with the Chief Coroner of...
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...
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