Schools get Defibrillators
The Department for Education announces a plan to allow schools to purchase defibrillators at a lower cost. Sudden Cardiac Arrests can happen to anyone at any time, regardless of their age. A defibrillator can give a controlled electric shock to reverse the unstable...
Abacus Training calls for sports clubs and workplaces to fit life-saving defibrillators
Cardiac Arrest victims are around 50% more likely to survive if a defibrillator is available to treat them compared to about 5% without it. Yet less than half of workplaces and only a small percentage of sports clubs have the vital equipment to deal with a cardiac...
Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions
New statutory guidance for schools and academies in England was released in April 2014, it is scheduled to come in to force on 1st September 2014. What does it mean for schools? It affects all schools including academies and PRUs (Pupil Referral Units). Pupils at...
Man saved by heroic passers-by
See on Scoop.it - First Aid Training THE heroic actions of a quick thinking woman from Alcester and her friend saved a cyclist's life when he collapsed on a country road. The man was cycling along Fish Hill near the Cotswold village of Broadway last March when he...
Man campaigns to purchase defibrillators – then has life saved by one
See on Scoop.it - First Aid Training A MAN who spearheaded a campaign to purchase defibrillators for use in and around East Grinstead has remarkably had his own life saved by one of the devices. Jim Miller admits he would be "six feet under" had it not been for the...
Scottish Dentists to be given defibrillators
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...
Take heart – new schools will all get defibrillators, supported by Michael Gove
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 later this...
Staffordshire Fire Cadets
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...
Burns and Aloe Vera
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,...