Category first aid

Do you have any medical or accident stories to share?

Do you have any medical or accident stories to share?  We are looking for stories of how you cope with medical conditions or accidents and how you have adapted to injury to inspire and teach others. Also do you have…

Anaphylaxis video online course coming soon

We will be launching a new course on Anaphylaxis soon aimed at people with Anaphylaxis and people or parents who care for someone with this condition.  Have a look at our youtube site for more information on auto-injectors.  To view…

British Heart Foundation is promoting ‘no kissing, just hard CPR’

The British Heart Foundation is urging people to forget “mouth-to-mouth” and to concentrate on chest compressions when performing CPR.  “Hands-only CPR” has previously been supported by the Resuscitation Council (UK).  But it is now being promoted in a new advertising campaign…

Jext Auto Injector for Anaphylaxis Treatment

We have adapted all our Anaphylaxis courses to include the new Jext Auto Injector. This auto injector is not a “new version of the epi-pen” it is a different brand and has a lot of benefits over other auto injectors.…

24,000 diabetes deaths a year ‘could be avoided’

Up to 24,000 deaths from diabetes could be avoided in England each year, if patients and doctors better managed the condition, a report concludes.  The first-ever audit of patient deaths from the condition said basic health checks, a good diet…

New hope for head injury patients

A method of communicating with brain damaged patients who appear to be in a vegetative state has been discovered by scientists in the UK and Belgium.  Writing in The Lancet medical journal they describe how they measured electrical activity in the brain…

Follow ProTrainings and Pro Pet First Aid on iTunes

You can follow ProTrainings Europe and Pro Pet First Aid on their own iTunes channels for download as video and audio podcasts.   We will be increasing these over the next few months to include more subjects. Follow ProTrainings EU…