What to do if you need urgent police help through the 999 service, but can’t speak: If you’re in an emergency situation and need police help, but can’t speak, Make Yourself Heard and let the 999 operator know your call is genuine. If making a sound would put you or someone else in danger and…
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in the UK coronary heart disease kills twice as many women as breast cancer in the UK.
In addition, women that have Cardiac Arrests (where the heart stops pumping blood) are less likely to have CPR performed on them and are less likely to survive to discharge in hospitals.
Read MoreFirst published 2016 when I was a Community Responder. I no longer am. There are four types of heart rhythm that we (as Community Responders and First Aiders) are taught about. The squiggles that you see on a chart show the varying levels of electrical activity over time and by analysing these, medical staff are…
Read MoreFirst published 2016 One in a series of stories about patients that stand out for one reason or another. No names, no pack drill, no dates. Since 2018 I’m no longer a Community Responder. As a Community Responder, I get called out to many things (mostly chest pains where the patient clearly has forgotten where…
Read MoreFirst published 2013. Updated 2023 A couple of reports earlier this year have found that a) we are normally never more than six foot away from our mobiles and also that we suffer withdrawal symptoms if we are parted from it for too long. Whilst this smacks of a Society that is increasingly dependent upon,…
Read MoreIn true QI fashion, it’s time to clear up a few beliefs about First Aid. Some are true, others not so. First published 2013 Disclaimer: These are all as I understand them and if anyone has any up to date information, do let me know. Do not treat this as secular Gospel, it’s just as…
Read MoreIf you want to Book us for a Private course you will need to provide the venue. This can be at your Site or you can Book & pay for a local village hall / Business Centre Meeting room. We will turn up to the venue and deliver the course there. What do we want…
Read MoreThere is plenty of anecdotal advice doing the rounds of Social Media. Here we clear and clarify a few of those. This Blog is a Work in Progress. “Cough CPR” If I think I’m having a Heart Attack or I think my heart has stopped I should cough vigorously. Firstly, if your heart stops, you…
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This week 4 Minutes delivered a combined Forest School First And Paediatric First Aid course to a number of students across a number of organisations.
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If you are at a restaurant, having a very convivial time with a bunch of friends then start choking on a food item do you: Stand up (on your chair if necessary) and gesticulate wildly to draw attention to your plight Nudge your neighbour and explain your situation whilst emphasising with gestures the lack of…
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