Posts Tagged ‘CPR’
What you need to know: key updates for Basic Life Support from the Resuscitation Council UK Guidelines 2025
Every 5 years, new Resuscitation Guidelines are released which are based on any new available evidence. We implemented changes as soon as the guidelines were released. After all – the new resuscitation guidelines are based on the most up to date evidence – so it wouldn’t make sense to train techniques that have been shown…
Read MoreThe Shockingly Simple Guide: Mastering Defibrillator Pad Placement
Why does defibrillator pad placement matter? Each day in the UK, around 200 people experience an out of hospital cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating normally and the brain stops getting oxygenated blood. Sadly less than 10% of people who experience an out of hospital cardiac arrest survive. If someone goes…
Read MoreHow to perform CPR on a person with breasts
Statistically, people seem to worry about performing CPR and using a defibrillator on a person with breasts, to the point where women are less likely to receive CPR from a bystander than men. Sadly, the consequence of this is that women are also less likely to survive following an out of hospital cardiac arrest than…
Read MoreFirst Aid during COVID-19: What you need to know
Although there’s still some uncertainty around COVID-19 and when normal life will fully resume, one thing is certain – people will continue to choke. They’ll still bump their heads. They’ll have slips, trips and falls. People will continue to have heart attacks, cut their fingers – or worse. That’s life. We still need to help…
Read MoreIf I’m having a Heart Attack, should I try ‘Cough CPR?’
If you’re on Facebook or any social media for that matter, you’ve probably seen the advice of Cough CPR. ‘HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE’ (in all caps – as the best medical advice on the internet often is…). At the request of the post, you may have even shared it… It suggests…
Read MoreCan you use a defibrillator/AED on a baby?
A common question on our First Aid courses across the North East is whether you can use a defibrillator/AED on a baby. Shockable heart rhythms requiring defibrillation in children are more rare than in adults. However, they can occur. Therefore, the priority will always be to recognise the need for CPR, to provide high quality…
Read MoreWho invented the defibrillator?
Thankfully, portable defibrillators are becoming more and more common and they can often be found in public places like supermarkets, train stations, leisure centres and even in rural villages. But have you ever wondered who invented the defibrillator and what their history is? You can find out here! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37540915 If you’d like the confidence…
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