by Helen | Apr 11, 2015 | Blog, Events, Training
The Dentistry Show 2015 I am happy to announce that I will be at the Dentistry show on the 17th April to present 2 sessions on ‘Medial Emergencies in the Dental Practice’. My talks will be in the CPD theatre if you’re there please come and say...
by Helen | Apr 4, 2015 | Blog, Events, Training
Social Media Academy with eBusiness Club Over the last 3 weeks I’ve been attending a Social Media Academy course with the eBusiness Club in Derbyshire. The training is aimed at small and medium businesses looking to improve on their social media strategy. This...
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...
by Helen | Mar 22, 2015 | Blog, CPR training in schools, Defibrillators, Emergency equipment
1 million for defibrillators in public places and schools In the budget it has been announced that the government has set aside 1 million for defibrillators in public places and schools. This is great news as it enables more lives to be saved. A recent report into...
by Helen | Mar 14, 2015 | Blog, Defibrillators, Emergency equipment, First Aid advice
Do you have to have a defibrillator in a Dental practice or GP practice? The Resuscitation Council in November 2013 published new quality standards for Dental practices and GP practices. Their wording is that practices ‘should’ have one and that they...
by Helen | Mar 7, 2015 | Assessing a sick patient, Blog, First Aid advice
Heart attack symptoms in women were reported as different in a 2012 US study, are they? With Mothering Sunday being a week away I thought it would be useful to revisit heart this study on attack symptoms in women. One of the key medical emergencies I cover when...
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