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...
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...
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