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Are first-aiders allowed to give tablets and medication to casualties?
The HSE guidance for First aid at work does not include giving tablets or medicines to treat illness. The only exception to this is where aspirin is used when giving first aid to a casualty with a suspected heart attack,…
New Classroom course – BLS for Healthcare Professionals
We have added a variation on our BLS course to aim it at Healthcare Professionals. You can find an instructor by looking at www.procourses.co.uk or phone us on 01206 585068 or email on support@protrainings.uk If you do not have time…
You can call the emergency services by text if you are hard of hearing
The emergencySMS service lets deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people in the UK send an SMS text message to the UK 999 service where it will be passed to the police, ambulance, fire rescue, or coastguard. Simply by sending…
Youth First Aid
At ProTrainings we have now launched a new classroom course aimed at teaching children basic first aid skills called Youth First Aid. It is very important that children learn first aid as they often are put in position where they…
RIDDOR’s over-three-day injury reporting requirement has changed
As of 6 April 2012, RIDDOR’s over-three-day injury reporting requirement has changed. The trigger point has increased from over three days’ to over seven days’ incapacitation (not counting the day on which the accident happened). Incapacitation means that the worker is absent…
CPR Survival Rates
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…
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…
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…
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…