Asthma Inhalers for Schools
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...
Adrenaline auto-injectors May 2014
The MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) have made a recommendation in May 2014. This recommendation is aimed at those that carry adrenaline auto-injectors (Emerade, EpiPen, and Jext). Advice to give to people with allergies and their carers:...
Fulford & District Community First Responders support local life saving initiatives
Residents from the Fulford and district area attended a free, two hour Heart Start & Defibrillator awareness courses on Sunday 29th June 2014. They learnt vital lifesaving skills, which could help keep a person alive until medical help arrives. The course was...
Automated External Defibrillator Use (June 2014)
A recent report (June 2014) from the Resuscitation Council (UK) by Michael Colquhoun has given some clear evidence and guidance on the use of AEDs (Automated External Defibrillator). The report was based on almost 3500 events since 2005. 17% of the cases resulted in a...
Diabetes
A recent study from the The BMJ (formally British Medical Journal) has said that more than a third of adults in England are at high risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. This risk has tripled over the last 8 years. The study said that if action was not taken to reduce...
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...