by Helen | Nov 21, 2015 | Blog, Defibrillators, Emergency equipment, Guidelines and Standards
Emergency equipment needed in a Dental or Medical Practice In November 2013 the Resuscitation Council (UK) developed new Quality Standards for emergency equipment needed in a Dental and Medical Practices. Since then I have seen several debates around what equipment...
by Helen | Oct 30, 2015 | Blog, First Aid advice, Guidelines and Standards
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! Be careful when landing feet first onto a hard surface Jumping from a height onto...
by Helen | Oct 23, 2015 | Blog, First Aid advice, Guidelines and Standards
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...
by Helen | Oct 16, 2015 | Blog, Defibrillators, Guidelines and Standards
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. AED added to Basic Life...
by Helen | Apr 25, 2015 | Blog, Events, First Aid advice, Guidelines and Standards
Allergy Awareness Week As I write this blog Allergy Awareness week 2015 is coming to an end, Allergy UK have shared some interesting statistics. You can view their infographic here but the highlights for me are that almost half of adults don’t know what...
by Helen | Mar 28, 2015 | Blog, First Aid advice, Guidelines and Standards
First Aid for Fits Witnessing a fit can be a frightening experience, especially if you’ve never seen one before. There are different types of fits but the one we tend to think about is the ‘tonic-clonic’ type where the person collapses to the floor...
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