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Tag: AED

Essential Guide to AED Maintenance and Monitoring

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 24/09/2023
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Essential Guide to AED Maintenance and Monitoring Ensuring the proper functioning of your AED is crucial. While workplace policies might differ regarding the frequency and methods of checking the AED, … Continue Reading →

Maximising AED Efficacy: The Ultimate Guide to AED Prep Kits

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 15/09/2023
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The Essential Guide to AED Prep Kits Why Every AED User Needs a Prep Kit Every AED user requires a reliable partner in times of emergency – introducing the AED … Continue Reading →

Schools and defibrilators

Schools and defibrillators on the First Aid Show

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 03/05/2023
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The Lifesaving Role of Defibrillators in Schools Cardiac arrests can occur unexpectedly, and having immediate access to defibrillators in educational institutions can be the difference between life and death. The … Continue Reading →

Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia

Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 03/04/2019
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Welcome to this edition of The First Aid Show. Today we are going to look at pulseless ventricular tachycardia in a short film presented by Tony, our paramedic, who presents … Continue Reading →

AED units, what are they and do they have to cost so much?

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 04/05/2016
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AED units are becoming widely available but why do we have them? Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of premature death in the UK, but with immediate treatment, many … Continue Reading →

Why do we open the airway?

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 16/07/2015
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Opening the airway is an important part of any initial assessment to ensure that we keep the airway clear and free from obstructions. The technique is easy and very important. … Continue Reading →

AED Storage and how to keep them safe

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 14/07/2015
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 AED units can be found in many locations and in different storage boxes. In earlier editions of the First Aid Show we looked at the lockable outside boxes and now … Continue Reading →

The Bag Valve Mask or BVM

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 14/09/2014
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The Bag Valve Mask or BVM is a common piece of equipment used by medical professionals but this is also a very easy thing for first aiders to use as … Continue Reading →

What is 2 Minutes of Chest Compressions Like?

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 09/09/2014
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In this episode of the First Aid Show we answer a question that we are often asked at ProTrainings on courses, what is it like to deliver 2 minutes of … Continue Reading →

Cardiac Arrest – what happens?

  • By keith.sleightholm
  • 03/09/2014
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In this episode of the First Aid Show we look at what happens when someone goes into Cardiac Arrest and discuss with a lead resuscitation officer.  CPR is easy to … Continue Reading →

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