Faulty heart defibrillators costing lives, monitoring agency warns
Up to a quarter of defibrillators installed in public places don't work, according to the agency in charge of registering the equipment. The Automated External Defibrillator Deployment Agency has launched a new set of guidelines in an effort to stop flat batteries and...
Public Access Defibrillation Underutilized in Cardiac Arrest
(HealthDay News) — In out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest, public access defibrillation (PAD) prior to ambulance arrival may be only rarely used, according to a study published online February 19 in Heart. Charles D. Deakin, MD, from South Central Ambulance...
Why do Marathon Runners Wear Foil Blankets After the Finish Line?
If you have ever seen a marathon or watched one on TV you may have wondered why, when the runners have all finished the race, they get given those thin foil-like blankets. The blankets they are given help the athlete to regulate their body temperature, after a race a...
Minister backs campaign for vital CPR lessons in schools
Schools Minister David Laws backs Mail on Sunday campaign to introduce vital CPR lessons in schools Every child could leave school with essential lifesaving skills after Ministers backed campaign to add first aid to curriculum Mr Laws became the first high-profile...
Victory for Millie’s Trust as government promises review of first aid training at nurseries
Stockport charity set up following baby's death organised petition which received 102,000 signatures and led to a House of Commons debate A government minister has promised a national review into the provision of paediatric first aid in nurseries after a campaign by...
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...