by Helen | Aug 15, 2015 | Blog, First Aid advice, Training
CPR for children When I’m 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. There are three sets of...
by Helen | Aug 8, 2015 | Blog, Defibrillators, Emergency equipment
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...
by Helen | Aug 1, 2015 | Blog, Events
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...
by Helen | Jul 25, 2015 | Blog, First Aid advice
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. Remember your First Aid Kit I know it sounds...
by Helen | Jul 18, 2015 | Blog, CPR training in schools, Events, First Aid advice, Training
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 than double that when people...
by Helen | Jul 13, 2015 | Blog, Events
My experience of blogging and social media A year ago I attended the ‘Blogging for Business’ workshop with the eBusiness club. I wrote a blog afterwards sharing my highlights. One of the key ideas was that blogs are best done regularly, ideally weekly. ...
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