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According to the latest Report (9 January 2024) by the British Heart foundation, only 8% of people having an out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in 2022 survived for 30 days or more. More up to date information from NICE https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/cardiac-arrest-out-of-hospital-care/background-information/prognosis Men account for two thirds of Cardiac Arrests 80% of Cardiac Arrests happen at…
First 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…
Ex-Dragons’ Den’s entrepreneur, Theo Paphitis has recognised 4 Minutes Training as a Small Business worthy of Championing. He set up Small Business Sunday to allow small Businesses to shout out about their businesses. Each Sunday he reads the messages and picks his favourite six Businesses. On Monday 17th September 2018, 4 Minutes Training was…
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 able to diagnose, not only specific problems but also the likely location…
Changes to instructions on the administration of EpiPen® and EpiPen® Junior adrenaline autoinjector Mylan UK has recently received an approval for a variation to the administration of EpiPen® and EpiPen® Junior adrenaline autoinjector. This update is in line with changes in the USA, Australia and some European countries. The changes have been implemented based…
Welcome to 4 Minutes First Aid Training. 2017 was a big year for 4 Minutes, so this Post is an introduction to us, an update for those that know us already and a few hints as to where we might be heading in 2018 and beyond. 4 Minutes is a National First Aid Training…