First Aid Advice for James Bond
I was raised on a diet of James Bond so after seeing Spectre this week I thought I’d use this week’s blog to offer him some first aid advice! Including landing on hard surfaces, hand injuries, life threatening limb injuries and giving aspirin.
How to put someone in the recovery position
The recovery position is an easy way to be able to put someone on their side if you’re on your own. There are a few stages to it but it’s not difficult. This is the description from the Resuscitation Council from the new guidelines published on the 15th October 2015
New Resuscitation Guidelines 2015
The new Resuscitation Guidelines were released on the 15th October 2015. As I suspected the basics haven’t changed but there has been some further fine tuning and slight changes in terminology.
CPR for children
When training my learners are always interested to learn how to do CPR for children. No one enjoys it, because no one wants to think about having to resuscitate a child. However it is a useful skill to know.
AEDs save lives
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the difference that CPR can make to survival rates. This week I’d like to turn our attention to Automated External Defibrillators (AED). A paper written by the Resuscitation Council (UK) in June 2014 showed the positive effect that immediate access to an AED can make and this has been confirmed by aDanish study in June 2015.
World Breastfeeding Week 2015
Occasionally I like to write about things other than First Aid and this week sees the World Breastfeeding Week 2015. Breastfeeding often features in the media and across social media. Either because new research has been published or because a mother has been asked to stop feeding or to cover up. This year the focus of the World Breastfeeding Week is combining feeding and working. I thought I would share some of my experiences.
First Aid for Camping
We love camping as a family, it’s the simplicity that appeals to me. However, the opportunity for injury abounds! So here I’ve written my best tips for First Aid for Camping.
Bystander CPR doubles chances of survival
Bystander CPR doubles chances of survival A Swedish study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in June 2015 has shown that receiving Bystander CPR within 2 minutes of cardiac arrest was associated with a survival rate of more...
Blogging for Business
A year ago I attended the ‘Blogging for Business’ workshop with the eBusiness club. I wrote a blog afterwards sharing my highlights. What I’ve noticed is the positive impact it has on my website visits. Blogging has doubled the visits to my site, not just through visits to my blog but overall.
Helen Watson
Blog Authour
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.
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