by Helen | Feb 28, 2015 | Blog, First Aid advice, Guidelines and Standards
I’m often asked can I be sued for giving first aid or attempting to resuscitate someone? There are 4 guiding principles that help to protect the rescuer, these are:- Be aware of your duty of care Wherever possible gain consent Act in the best interests of the...
by Helen | Jan 24, 2015 | Blog, Guidelines and Standards, Training
How can you keep your CPR skills up to date? Last week I posted about sharing your CPR skills, but how can you make sure that your skills are up to date? The research suggests that our skills are partially lost 3 – 6 months after training, so even if you attend...
by Helen | Jan 15, 2015 | Blog, Events, Guidelines and Standards
Happy New Year! This is my first blog of 2015 and I thought it would be a good time to let you know about a few highlights that will happening this year. Importantly 2015 will see the publication of the new resuscitation guidelines and I know it feels like an annual...
by Helen | Aug 30, 2014 | Assessing a sick patient, Blog, Guidelines and Standards
Sepsis diagnosis and management A staggering 37,000 deaths a year are caused by Sepsis in the UK. Worldwide this figure increases many times over. It kills more people than some cancers – so why is it so high? Part of the problem is the initial recognition and...
by Helen | Aug 18, 2014 | Blog, First Aid advice, Guidelines and Standards
What to do if someone is choking When I’m teaching and we discuss the management of choking it’s common that someone will know someone who has choked or choked themselves. Sadly it can kill and it kills children. You can read more of Millie’s story and join the...
by Helen | Aug 11, 2014 | Blog, First Aid advice, Guidelines and Standards
End of Life decisions In the media recently there has been a lot of focus on decisions at the end of life; whether this is DNACPR (Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) requests or Assisted Dying legislation. The family of Mrs Janet Tracey were successful in...
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