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
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 to detect consciousness. The technique, known as EEG, is painless and involves attaching electrodes to the head. Doctors hope it can be used as a diagnostic tool in homes and hospitals. For the full details click here
Fibre and Whole Grains can reduce you cancer risk
Eating more cereals and whole grains could reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer, a BMJ study says. Researchers from Imperial College London found that for every 10g a day increase in fibre intake, there was a 10% drop in the risk of bowel cancer. But their analysis of 25 previous studies found that fruit and vegetable fibre did not reduce risk. A cancer charity called for more detailed research on the quantity and type of fibre to eat. Read the full report on the BBC website click here
Jext Auto Injectors new videos added to show how to use these for Anaphylaxis
We have added some videos on the new Jext Auto Injector on our youtube site and you can view these by clicking here. Anaphylaxis care is changing and this is one of the new approved auto injectors for the treatment of Anaphylaxis.
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 at http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pro-first-aid-radio-podcasts/id435073858 Follow Pro Pet First Aid at http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pro-pet-first-aid-podcast/id441002834
New Payment Gateway on all Courses
We now accept credit and debit cards via HSBC gateway if you prefer not to use PayPal. We can also take payments over the phone or BASCs. If you are a company and want to set up a free company dashboard, email or call 01223 911805 and we will set this up for you and quote for the courses you need. More information on our courses visit www.protrainings.uk
New Student Manuals
We have updated most of the student manuals and added some new ones. To see the latest manuals for your course logins in and download the book. As you have access to the our sites for 8 months you are kept up to date with the latest course material. For more information on our courses visit www.protrainings.uk or find a local course at www.procourses.co.uk
New Stroke drug treatments being trailed in the UK form vampire bats
The problem with Stroke care drugs are that they must be administered within 4 hours and where delays happen in diagnosis this time can pass causing life changing problems for the patient. Doctors in the UK are trailing a new drug which is inspired by Vampire Bats. The Vampire bat’s teeth make a hole where they consume blood and to make this easier their saliva contains a powerful agent to stop the blood clotting as the bat has to consume a minimum of half of it’s body weight in blood every night. The natural agent in the bat’s saliva is …