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World Restart A Heart Day
World Restart A Heart Day takes place on the 16th of October every year. The aim is to come together to increase awareness around cardiac arrests and CPR. Research shows that approximately 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests happen every…

ProTrainings citizenAID courses are now approved
After the successful Birmingham Instructor conference, we are pleased to announce that the ProTrainings citizenAID courses are now approved and anyone attending the Birmingham conference on Friday and those attending the last conference this Friday at Colchester will be able…

ProTrainings instructor conferences – time running out to book
We are pleased to announce that at both our ProTrainings conferences will be Professor Sir Keith Porter, the clinical Professor of Traumatology at the University of Birmingham & University Hospital Birmingham and co-founder and trustee of citizenAID giving a talk on…

Come and meet ProTrainings at the Emergency Services Show at the NEC this week
Come and meet the ProTrainings team at the Emergency Services Show Wednesday 21st and Thursday, September 22nd at the NEC. We will be showing trauma equipment including CLOTTA and Collaclot, a new life-saving haemostatic sponge, and our range of personalised…

999 BSL Service
999 BSL is a service which allows deaf people to make emergency calls using an app or website. This is the first time a 999 emergency service will be available in British Sign Language, though a similar process exists for…

Making 999 calls via text
If you are unable to make voice calls, it is possible to contact the emergency services by text message. This is called the emergency SMS service. This has also proved valuable for people in remote environments where you may not…

Drowning prevention
One of the leading causes of death globally for children and young people (aged 1-24 years old) is drowning. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimate that around 236,000 people drown every year. Research shows that more than 90% of drowning…

Cold water shock
Cold water is defined as anything below 15°C. The average UK and Ireland sea temperatures are just 12°C, with rivers such as the Thames being even colder, even in summer. Our seas and rivers are cold enough to leave you…

Schools and defibrillators
There is a lot of evidence showing that defibrillators drastically increase the chance of survival from cardiac arrest. Defibrillators have the potential to save the lives of pupils, staff, and visitors in schools. The latest research shows that accessing a…

Monkeypox – Learn more about Monkeypox and the condition
The NHS state that Monkeypox is a rare infection that is mainly spread by wild animals in parts of west or central Africa. The risk of catching it in the UK is very low and it is not common to…

