Emergency Response Training is happy to announce a new series of our popular "First Aid for Child Carers" course.
Working with the NCMA Essex we are aiming to make this required course as accessible as possible for childminders in Essex. Therefore over the summer we are running courses at:
Harlow & Colchester: 26th July + 2nd August
Chelmsford, Braintree, Tendering & Benfleet: 9th + 16th August
Epping, Basildon, Maldon & Brentwood: 23rd + 30th August
Make sure you mention this blog or the order code AH54 to receive a discounted rate.
This course is aimed at anyone working with children and may help schools meet the new requirements for reception classes. Contact the office for more details.
We are delighted to announce that Southend Surestart have once again choosen Emergency Response Training to run its First Aid for Child Carers courses.
For the fifth year running we will be providing our 12 hour programme aimed at those working with children in various settings. More detail on the course can be found here, or contact our office on 0870 740 9247 to discuss your particular needs.
As reported here there have been various statements issued related to "hands only CPR". The American Heart Association have advocated a move to "hands only" CPR dropping the need for nouth to mouth, but the European Resuscitation Council believes there isn't sufficient evidence to warrant a change.
The UK Resuscitation Council have pinned their colours to the mast here, and also believe the evidence isn't compelling enough to require a change before the 2010 congress.
Therefore the current UK and European guidelines can be found here or you can watch a video here.
In first aid trainng CPR is the area of most change and probably most research. The Amercian Heart Association issued on 31st March 2008 new guidelines aimed at the layperson. Details can be found here, but essentially a bystander witnessing a sudden collapse in an adult is recommended to only perform chest compressions.
This has lead to the European Resuscitation council issuing its own statement not altering its existing advice, click here for a PDF version. So for us as a UK based training company, until told otherwise its still 30 compressions followed by 2 ventilations.
If a rescuer is unwilling or unable to perform ventilations "hands only" CPR would be better than no CPR.
Emergency Response Training was recently awarded " Best Health and Safety training" by Business and Commerce Today.
In winning the 2007 Health and Safety training award we are pleased at the recognition for our training methods and style. Emergency Response Training was also commended on its "responsible, ethical organisation".
The HSE has released further information on the future of workplace first aid training. Employer's will need to carry out an assessment of their first aid training needs and then select one of two courses.
The First Aid at Work (FAW) course will be 18 hours (3 days) long with a shorter Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) lasting 6 hours available. Both courses (if successfully completed) will lead to a qualification valid for three years, with a yearly update course (4 hour) required. In year 3 the FAW can be refreshed with a 12 hour course, the EFAW by re-attending the 6 hour course.
For the time being the HSE will continue to approve organisations to run FAW courses, this giving automatice approval for EFAW and refresher training. Other ogranisations such as the QCA or SQA may also develop approvals for EFAW training.
For the full details click here to visit the HSE website. A further update with for Scottish readers can be found here.
Emergency Response Training is proud to announce the official launch of its Tactical Care Officer course range. Having run bespoke training for Police Firearms staff we can now offer a "complete" training package.
Designed to reflect the current requirements for Police medics in this demanding role, the course focuses on the practical application of basic and advanced life saving skills.
For more detail contact the office on 0870 740 9247 and ask for Alistair or Nicky.
Much has been made in the media recently about people wasting time, especially at work on sights such as Youtube.
Well we are glad people do- our channel has recently broken the 61,000 viewers barrier. The great bit is that many of them have got in touch, some with strange requests or links, but some with genuine, positive feedback.
Training courses, medical emergencies, fires and mutlimedia broadcasting- its all in a days work of Barry.
Still at Lakeside for the darts, when an extra special referee was needed for an extra special match, it was obvious it would be Barry.
Scott Mills, the relatively popular DJ from BBC Radio 1, played a match against Bobby George on Thursday. It would seem Barry wasn't worked too hard to add up Scott's score!
Just a quick, and belated, congratulations to Claire who recently graduated from Greenwich University with her Certificate of Education. After two years of hard study, assessments and assignments, all on top of her day job, it is great to see Claire receive this official recognition of her teaching skills.
If you're been watching the darts on TV this week you may have heard a familiar voice. Barry is there scoring, the matches that is. To keep up with whats going on check here.
For a quick reminder of what Barry looks like try here, he's the one being put in the Recovery Position.
A toy that allows children aged 3-6 to exercise while playing on a computer is being tipped as a Christmas bestseller. Users pedal the stationary Smart Cycle while following routes on screen. Dr Colin Waine, chairman of the National Obesity Forum, based in Nottingham, said: “Obesity in children has reached epidemic proportions . . . doctors are worried that type2 diabetes, previously associated with adults, is rising in our children. It was only a matter of time before manufacturers wove calorie burning into toys.
Mice carrying a gene which appears to make them invulnerable to cancer may hold the key to safer and more effective treatments for humans. University of Kentucky researchers said " a human cancer treatment was possible".
Whilst discussing the current CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) guidelines, we were reminded of some of the other practices used over the years, such as Schafer’s Method.
Today, CPR is based on scientific studies, we are not sure what Schafer was thinking when he penned this method! For how to perform CPR visit our website to view our training clips.
Possibly inspired by our Youtube channel, though probably not, a surgeon has broadcast a heart operation to members of the public. Read the full story here.
1. Check for danger, response, airway, breathing and circulation.
2. Try to wear gloves to protect you from the casualty’s blood.
3. Expose the wound and elevate the area.
4. Apply an appropriately sized first aid dressing over the wound. If there is an object in the wound do not remove it but pack around it.
5. Secure the dressing still applying pressure. If blood continues to seep through, remove both dressings, relocate wound and apply a fresh dressing, ensuring pressure is applied to the point of bleeding.
6. Observe for signs of Hypovolaemia shock and treat if necessary.
Since launching our training video clips on Youtube we have received 32, 754 viewings! We put it down not only to our excellent training but the good looking cast (our staff)!!
After much searching we have found a range of first aid products we are happy with. Therefore we can now provide all your first aid product needs as well as training!
Whilst our website is updated contact our office on 0870 740 9247 or info@ertuk.co.uk to order a catalogue or place an order.
Fully illustrated with concise and relevant guidance for employers and employees, we now have First Aid manuals for sale @ £5.00 plus postage and packing. To order - t.0870 740 9247 or email info@ertuk.co.uk
A short course focusing on: Casulty assessment, action in the event of an emergency, Child/Infant (CPR), First Aid for the wounded or bleeding, First Aid for an unconscious Child & Choking.
Open courses held at Philpot House, Rayleigh on 12 November & 13 December 2007 from 1pm to 2.30pm @ £10.00 per person.
Please call 0870 740 9247 or email info@ertuk.co.uk to book your place (limited availability).
Our Youtube channel has proven to be popular and we hope useful.
Since our videos have been uploaded they have been viewed 22, 034 times! We do suspect that Kevin is watching himself but even discounting that it's still quite a number. Our CPR on an adult clip is the most viewed with crash helmet removal and fitting a cervical collar next in the list.
The clips are appearing all over the place from Romanian scooter forums to a knowledge bank for Philipino nurses.
If you haven't already done so visit us at Youtube but be careful, it can take over your life.
Meaning to encourage team work a number of our staff attended an airsoft day recently. Instead we shout, shot at and upset each other. Actually that's almost like a normal day together except everyone was smiling and still talking to each other at the end of the airsoft day.
Incase you haven't encountered airsoft its a bit like paintball, in that you run around trying to shoot each other whilst performing some mission. The missions did seem to be very much a secondary consideration compared to the chance to settle any scores. No one had every moaned about going to Preston before but I'm sure I hear a " thats for Preston..." as I was shot. From behind.
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