by Helen | Jul 9, 2025 | Assessing a sick patient, Blog, Training, Uncategorised
The HSSIB (Health Services Investigations Board) published a report on the 26th June 2025. I always discuss Sepsis when delivering training as it’s such an important topic. We have in the region of 245,000 cases a year in the UK and around 48,000 deaths. I...
by Helen | Jan 14, 2019 | Blog, Emergency equipment, Training, Uncategorised
Management of anaphylaxis and the use of adrenaline in Dental Practices 2020 Update:- Since first writing this blog Emerade have had to be withdrawn from the UK due to MHRA alerts. Patients are now being supplied with either Epipen or Jext. These devices are very...
by Helen | Jul 4, 2016 | Blog, First Aid advice, Uncategorised
10th July – Don’t step on a Bee day The 10th July is ‘Don’t step on a Bee day’. There’s been a lot in the media recently about the fate of our bees and how much we need them for the pollination of our food. It’s obviously...
by Helen | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog, CPR training in schools, Events, Uncategorised
Children should learn how to do CPR The Resuscitation Council recommended in the guidelines published in October 2015 that all school children should learn how to do CPR. This is no longer an aspiration, there is clear evidence that in countries where children are...
by Helen | May 6, 2015 | Uncategorised
Automated External Defibrillators – Frequently Asked Questions When I deliver training on AEDs I always anticipate that the group will have lots of questions. I thought it would be useful to put a blog together of my AEDs – FAQs. Do you have to...
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