Zoll recently released some data on survival rates from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA): If you do nothing until the ambulance arrives the probability of survival from SCA : 5% • If you do CPR before the ambulance arrives the probability of survival: 9% • Apply an AED before the ambulance arrives the probability of survival: 24% • Probability an AED will be available? 2% This shows the importance of prompt effective CPR and AED use, but they are not that easy to find. We are increasing training choices with AED online, more to be launched soon. AED Online Training
ProTrainings courses now CPD Certified
All our online courses are now CPD Certified and many of the classroom ones as well and we will be adding more shortly. More information to follow.
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 any questions that we can feature on this blog and our other sites? You can email to keith@protrainings.uk them, post to our Facebook or add to this blog. Any stories welcome on any subject would be ideal. We do not need to quote your name or details.
New adaptive testing and remedial help on our video online courses
We have added adaptive testing to our courses so that you are asked quiz questions during the course and the final exam uses a pool of questions to ensure all exams are different. Passing the test is the goal but with our courses you can also view remedial help after to ensure that even the questions you got wrong, you can ensure that you know the answers. Added to this you still get access to the course for 8 months allowing you to keep up to date with the latest additions.
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 one of the videos click the following What are auto-injectors video.
Hetty, a black Labrador/Retriever cross is the first dog in the UK to be trained as both a guide dog and a seizure alert dog
A woman from Tunbridge Wells in Kent who is blind and has epilepsy is getting help from a very special assistance dog. Visit the guide dogs for the blind website Hetty, a black Labrador/Retriever cross is the first dog in the UK to be trained as both a guide dog and a seizure alert dog and has been officially handed over to her new owner, Toni Brown-Griffin. Two-year-old Hetty had already been trained as a guide dog; she was then specially selected by Sheffield charity Support Dogs to learn how to identify the onset of an epileptic seizure. Hetty will now help …
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 featuring footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones. New polling by the BHF suggests many feel worried about the idea of giving the “kiss of life”. Watch the video click here This is nothing new in our training and the course is taught the same and full CPR training must still be trained, it is excellent advice to untrained people and as an alternative to …
Treatment for Heart Conditions with Angioplasty and Stents for Coronary Heart Disease
The treatment for inserting a Stent to treat heart conditions is in the news with Prince Philip. It is a simple and effective procedure with great success. The procedure know as Coronary Angioplasty is a procedure to treat the fatty narrowing of the arteries to increase the blood flow to the heart. This fatty deposits, Plaque build up over time causing the arteries to harden and narrow reducing the amount of blood that may pass. This harding is called atherosclerosis and is a common disorder and can affect any artery in the body but when it affects the coronary arteries it is …
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. Longer shelf life of 2 years Better temperature range allowing for a more stable drug Needle cover when activated Comes in a case to keep safe Simply put on the leg then pushed to fire the unit but could be used the same as an epi-pen if by mistake We have added a Anaphylaxis student manual to the course which …
ProTrainings Christmas closing times
ProTrainings will be closed for the Christmas break on Thursday 22nd December and re-opens at 9am on Tuesday 3rd January 2012. All of us at ProTrainings wish all our customers and students a Happy Christmas and New Year.
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 and regular medication could prevent most of them. Diabetes UK said it was vital the 2.3 million sufferers had top quality care. The Department of Health in England said shocking variations in care and an unacceptable death toll were evident. About a third of people in the UK affected do not realise they have the condition. It means their bodies …
Confusion over salt in your diet
“Salt is good for us after all,” according to the Daily Express. The newspaper said that a “controversial new study suggests that salt in the diet can lessen our chances of suffering heart disease and strokes”. The Express story itself should be taken with a large pinch of salt, as the study doesn’t suggest that eating high levels of salt is good for us. Instead, the research found that in white people with normal blood pressure, a low-salt diet only slightly reduced blood pressure but led to small increases in substances such as cholesterol. Read the full report on the NHS website