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CPR training in schools

by Helen | Jan 23, 2013 | Blog, CPR training in schools, First Aid advice, Special Offers

CPR training in schools Current campaigns In March 2011 the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) launched a campaign to have Emergency Life Support Skills made part of the national curriculum. The skills taught would include...

Merry Christmas Everyone!

by Helen | Dec 17, 2012 | Blog, Events

Thank you for your custom and support over the last year and we would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2013. We have decided rather than sending cards to make a donation to the Oliver King Foundation which has...

What is an AED?

by Helen | Oct 8, 2012 | Blog, Defibrillators, Emergency equipment

What is an AED and where can I buy one? Last week I attended the Resuscitation Council (UK) Scientific Symposium. As always there was a trade fair at which various companies/manufacturers displayed their wares. A major theme was AEDs (Automated External...

First Aid at Work Course

by Helen | Sep 6, 2012 | Blog, Events, Special Offers

I hope you all have had a good summer and are enjoying the weather this week. I have a busy month ahead with ALS, the Resuscitation Council’s annual Scientific Symposium and courses. First Aid at Work Course In the middle of September I will be undertaking the First...

The Simulation Centre

by admin | Jul 30, 2012 | Blog, Emergency equipment, Events

The Simulation Centre Welcome to my latest blog. As part of my master’s course I recently had the opportunity to spend some time at the Post Grad Centre at the QMC in Nottingham. There was a group of us who undertook the simulation module and as part of that...

The NCEPOD report ‘Time to Intervene’

by admin | Jun 26, 2012 | Assessing a sick patient, Blog, Guidelines and Standards

The Resuscitation Council (UK) Chain of Survival has as a first link ‘Recognition and Calling for help to Prevent Cardiac Arrest’, NICE have Clinical Guidelines 50 which require NHS trusts to use a ‘track and trigger’ system and the NPSA have written about the...

What is the ABCDE approach?

by admin | Jun 11, 2012 | Assessing a sick patient, Blog

What is the ABCDE approach? The ABCDE approach is a systematic approach to the assessment of the ‘sick’ patient recommended by the Resuscitation Council (UK). It stands for Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability and Exposure. It enables the recognition of the...

What is Hands Only CPR?

by admin | Jun 8, 2012 | Blog, First Aid advice

What is hands only CPR? ‘Hands only CPR’ was initially known as ‘compression-only-CPR’ and discussed in the Resuscitation Guidelines of 2005 (www.resus.org.uk) . The aim was to encourage would-be rescuers who were unwilling or unable to perform mouth-to-mouth (kiss of...

Welcome to Orchard Training Services

by admin | May 31, 2012 | Blog, Events, First Aid advice, Special Offers

Welcome to the new website of Orchard Training Services. We are an independently owned company based in Buxton and we specialise in providing resuscitation (CPR) and medical emergency training across Derbyshire, Cheshire and the surrounding area. We can provide...

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Helen Watson

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I have 30 years nursing experience within the NHS. I am a registered Advanced Life Support Instructor with the Resuscitation Council (UK) and have many years training experience. I work hard to look after my customers’ needs and part of this is to create courses that fit your business needs and the recommendations from the Resuscitation Council (UK) and any relevant governing bodies. To ensure that my courses continue to represent current practice I also continue to work within the NHS.