Fainting is a common cause of a patient losing consciousness. It is caused by a lack of blood to the brain. This can be caused by anxiety, hunger, pregnancy, stress, worry, tiredness, standing for long periods, being too hot or after receiving local anaesthetic containing adrenalin.
Hyperventilation
Hyperventilation occurs when the rate and quantity of alveolar ventilation of carbon dioxide exceed the body’s production of carbon dioxide. Hyperventilation can be voluntary or involuntary. When breathing is excessive, more carbon dioxide will be removed from the bloodstream than the body can produce. This causes the concentration of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream to fall and produces a state known as hypocapnia. The body normally attempts to compensate for this metabolically.
Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a dangerous disease and it can be carried by ticks. Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria that is carried in the saliva of an infected tick. When you get bitten by a tick, it stays in your skin while it sucks up your blood. This process takes 48-96 hours and then the tick can regurgitate the blood into the wound and this is how the infected saliva enters the body.
Public Health England
Public Health England was established on 1 April 2013 to bring together public health specialists from more than 70 organisations into a single public health service. Public health England is a government organisation that aim to protect and improve the nation’s health and well being and reduce health inequalities. They are responsible for making the public healthier by encouraging discussions, advising government and supporting action by local government, the NHS and other people and organisations. They also support the public so they can protect and improve their own health.
EpiPen® changes to timing instructions on the administration
The Anaphylaxis Campaign (www.anaphylaxis.org.uk ) have reported that Mylan UK has recently received an approval for a variation to the administration of EpiPen® and EpiPen® Junior adrenaline auto-injector.
Guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools
There has been a change in the legislation where schools may now administer their “spare” adrenaline auto-injector (AAI), obtained, without prescription, for use in emergencies, if available, but only to a pupil at risk of anaphylaxis, where both medical authorisation and written parental consent for the use of the spare AAI has been provided.
Endorsed Provider – ProTrainings are now a Skills for Care Endorsed Provider
Endorsed Provider – ProTrainings is proud to announce following a comprehensive application process, invigorating evaluation of our courses and internal procedures, and an extensive effort from ProTrainings that we have officially been approved as a recognised Care Provider through the Skills for Care endorsement scheme.
Adrenaline Auto-Injectors New Legislation for Schools
Adrenaline Auto-Injectors legislation was passed in Westminster to allow UK schools to be able to keep spare adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) for emergency use. The legislation comes into effect on 1 October 2017.
AED signs have changed from UK Resus and British Heart Foundation
AED sign design has changed to make them clearer and encourage more people to use an AED. Not only has the sign changed but the UK Resuscitation Council and the British Heart Foundation, have produced a poster to go along with the new design. The new AED sign makes the following changes to the current one:
Russian language first aid manuals are now available
Russian language first aid manuals are now available to all students on all ProTrainings classroom, online and blended first aid courses. We have translated our main first aid plus manuals and this is available free from the student resources section of all registered students.
Security Dog First Aid – Course of the Week
When people think of first aid, they often do not think about pets. Pets have accidents, just the same as humans. Knowing what to do should the worst happen, is a simple thing to learn with basic training. ProTrainings Europe Limited offer Security Dog First Aid training, which is provided in two formats.
Headway Suffolk, the Brain Injury Charity, need our help
Headway Suffolk is a brain injury charity and they have exceeded in the way the charity is run and managed helping meet the difficult challenges that anyone with a brain injury suffers from. They also support families and carers in the care they offer. They have been shortlisted for an award that would mean they could receive an award of £25,000 to help in their good work and we are asking for your help in voting for them. All you need to do is to go to https://mcf.org.uk/region/suffolk and click “vote” to Headway Suffolk”.