Tag cpr

8 August 2025

Basic Life Support (BLS): A Guide to Saving Lives

Basic Life Support (BLS): A Guide to Saving Lives Basic Life Support (BLS) refers to the techniques used to keep someone alive in an emergency until professional medical help arrives. This includes providing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), rescue breaths, and chest…

19 February 2025

Seven Essential First Aid Skills Every Workplace Needs

Workplace accidents happen every 7 seconds in the UK, costing billions annually. Proper first aid training can reduce injuries by 25% and even save lives. Here’s a quick overview of the 7 essential first aid skills every workplace needs: Assessing…

1 October 2024

How to Perform CPR: A Step-by-Step Guide

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving technique that can help maintain vital blood flow to the heart and brain in an emergency. Whether it’s a cardiac arrest or someone has stopped breathing, knowing how to perform CPR correctly can make…

16 July 2023

Cardiac Arrest: Addressing Gender Disparity in Bystander CPR for Improved Survival Rates

Cardiac arrest strikes suddenly, demanding immediate action to maximise survival chances. Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) plays a vital role in saving lives during these emergencies. However, studies have revealed concerning gender disparities in bystander CPR provision, with women in the…

12 March 2023

Women are less likely to receive bystander CPR than men

There has been a growing demand for more diversity and inclusivity in the healthcare industry in recent years. This has been particularly noticeable in using CPR manikins, which traditionally have had only male or gender-neutral appearances. However, the PractiMan, female…

21 April 2019

Resuscitation vs Risk – The Law

We want to highlight the amazing work done by the Resuscitation Council UK on its ‘CPR, AED’s and the Law’ document. Everybody should read it and thanks to the simple terms and great structure, it’s easy to understand so almost everybody can read it.…

1 July 2016

CPR new design handouts/posters available to download free

We have redesigned our CPR handouts and also increased the quality so they can be made in to posters. They are free to download and print. We have also added them to our online resources shop where you can buy…

6 November 2015

2015 Resuscitation Updates Now Added

We have updated and added videos to all our first aid courses to meet the new 2015 resusciation guidelines. These include changes to the CPR videos and added videos on effective CPR, improving breaths and improving compressions. These are available…

13 September 2015

2015 CPR guidelines changes – UK Resuscitation Council

On 15th October 2015 the new 2015 UK, European and ILCOR CPR guidelines will be updated. The exact content we will not know till the day and it maybe that some guidelines will not change but all will be announced…

19 July 2015

Watch The First Aid Show for Free

The first aid show from ProTrainings Europe, an online TV series which looks at all things first aid, medical and safety. In the First Aid Show we speak to medical professionals, re-living real life scenarios and offering practical advice on the…