London Ambulance Service – Parliament receives lifesaving equipment
See on Scoop.it - First Aid Training Visitors and employees at the Houses of Parliament can now be assured of receiving the very best in service from the first aid team, following the installation of 16 new defibrillators. Part funded by the British Heart Foundation,...
MPs back schools first-aid teaching – Regional – Lytham St Annes Express
See on Scoop.it - First Aid Training South West MPs have backed a fellow MP's call for first-aid skills to be taught in schools. Anne Marie Morris (Conservative, Newton Abbott) opened a backbench-led debate, saying skills would include learning how to perform CPR,...
HSE launches consultation on first aid changes for employers
See on Scoop.it - First Aid Training The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a consultation on the proposed removal of the requirement for it to approve first aid training and qualifications. It also plans to review the content of the associated Approved...
Did you know that you can send a text for help to the emergency services?
See on Scoop.it - First Aid Training The emergencySMS service lets deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people in the UK send an SMS text message to the UK 999 service where it will be passed to the police, ambulance, fire rescue, or coastguard. Simply by sending...
East Lancashire ASDA supermarkets trial defibrillators
See on Scoop.it - First Aid Training FIVE East Lancashire supermarkets are among the first in the country to put life-saving defibrillators in place. See on www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
Cardiac arrest survival after about 18 minutes of CPR
See on Scoop.it - First Aid Training On the morning of July 10, attorney Jerald Gale was reading an e-mail in his office on the 20th floor of a Koreatown high-rise. That's the last thing the 58-year-old husband, father and avid cyclist remembers before losing...
Parents warned of dangers of liquid washing tablets ‘that look like sweets’ after children hospitalised
See on Scoop.it - First Aid Training Parents have been warned about the dangers of liquid washing tablets ‘that look like sweeties’ after treating children for near fatal injuries. See on www.parentdish.co.uk
James Barry (16) real CPR story
See on Scoop.it - First Aid Training Having practiced CPR and attending many first aid courses that my dad has run I was amazed that when I needed to perform CPR for real how my reflexes took over and I automatically got on with the job in hand. I was at college when...
British Heart Foundation – Pacemakers
See on Scoop.it - First Aid Training Pacemakers Your heart’s sinus node sends an electrical impulse to make your heart beat. You may need to have an artificial pacemaker fitted if: you have a particular type of heart block - a delay in the electrical conduction...