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Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a dangerous disease and it can be carried by ticks. Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria that is carried in the saliva of an infected tick. When you get bitten by a tick, it stays in…
Public Health England
Public Health England was established on 1 April 2013 to bring together public health specialists from more than 70 organisations into a single public health service. Public health England is a government organisation that aim to protect and improve the…
EpiPen® changes to timing instructions on the administration
The Anaphylaxis Campaign (www.anaphylaxis.org.uk ) have reported that Mylan UK has recently received an approval for a variation to the administration of EpiPen® and EpiPen® Junior adrenaline auto-injector.
Guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools
There has been a change in the legislation where schools may now administer their “spare” adrenaline auto-injector (AAI), obtained, without prescription, for use in emergencies, if available, but only to a pupil at risk of anaphylaxis, where both medical authorisation…

Endorsed Provider – ProTrainings are now a Skills for Care Endorsed Provider
Endorsed Provider – ProTrainings is proud to announce following a comprehensive application process, invigorating evaluation of our courses and internal procedures, and an extensive effort from ProTrainings that we have officially been approved as a recognised Care Provider through the…
Adrenaline Auto-Injectors New Legislation for Schools
Adrenaline Auto-Injectors legislation was passed in Westminster to allow UK schools to be able to keep spare adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) for emergency use. The legislation comes into effect on 1 October 2017.
AED signs have changed from UK Resus and British Heart Foundation
AED sign design has changed to make them clearer and encourage more people to use an AED. Not only has the sign changed but the UK Resuscitation Council and the British Heart Foundation, have produced a poster to go along…
Russian language first aid manuals are now available
Russian language first aid manuals are now available to all students on all ProTrainings classroom, online and blended first aid courses. We have translated our main first aid plus manuals and this is available free from the student resources section…
Security Dog First Aid – Course of the Week
When people think of first aid, they often do not think about pets. Pets have accidents, just the same as humans. Knowing what to do should the worst happen, is a simple thing to learn with basic training. ProTrainings Europe…
Headway Suffolk, the Brain Injury Charity, need our help
Headway Suffolk is a brain injury charity and they have exceeded in the way the charity is run and managed helping meet the difficult challenges that anyone with a brain injury suffers from. They also support families and carers in…

