First aid courses normally teach two different ways of rolling someone into the recovery position. The first is aimed at someone who is unconscious and breathing, and the other is for someone unconscious and breathing but who is suspected of having a spinal injury....
Water beads are particularly popular with small children and can make an excellent present, but the Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued a Product Safety Alert, warning that water beads create a serious danger of choking and suffocation of...
To try and relieve the pressure on General Practice, the Government has introduced the ability for Pharmacists, as trained health professionals, to have a greater input in the prevention and treatment of certain illnesses. The Pharmacy First scheme is now allowing...
Tips and Tricks for calling 999 on a smartphone! Calling 999 isn’t always as straight forward as it seems. However, this article will provide some top tips and tricks on how to make calling 999 that little bit easier, from using different smartphones to how to...
We are continually hearing how the NHS is struggling to cope at the moment. The UK’s ambulance service is under more pressure than ever. You are therefore extremely likely to be waiting for an ambulance for a lot longer than the target of 8 minutes. Even in a...
The British Heart Foundation have today launched a campaign promoting ‘hands only’ CPR – I am desperately worried that this will lead to huge confusion and that children and people collapsing due to breathing problems could as a consequence, be...
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