We have now launched our Online AED course at www.proaed.co.uk. This course reviews CPR and basic life support skills as well as runs through various AED modules. We are adding more videos to the site shortly as well as some other features. This course is ideal to extend your knowledge in First Aid by adding AED skills. You will receive a wall certificate, student manual, access to the site for 8 months and updates.
Paediatric First Aid Video Online Course Now Live
We have just launched the latest course in our range to market to the childcare market. Our Paediatric First Aid course is a video based online course that can also be blended with classroom training to save time in the classroom for the 2 day 12 hour course. The course covers all the required subjects for anyone who cares for or works with Infants and Children. It also includes some prevention of accident videos. The course as do all our courses, come with a free PDF Paediatric First Aid student manual, refresher emails, reminders, wall certificate, access to the site for …
New Classroom Course Finder Website Live
We have launched a new website to help find classroom courses. The new first aid course site has a refreshing new design. It’s free to use, and you can search our instructors to find a classroom course near to you. We have a network of qualified instructors who you can offer our full range of ProTrainings courses including HSE FAW, Paediatric, AED, Manual Handling etc. Once you find the course you want to book on then you simply pay a £5 plus VAT booking deposit and the pay the balance to the instructor directly. You will on completion of all our …
Safer Moving of People Online Course Now Live
We have just launched our latest video based online course on the safer moving of people. This course can be taken as a 100% online course or you can do the online course and a practical lesson locally with an instructor. The People Moving course is interlined with the Moving Objects course, you simply select the course you want. The course covers the many different subjects in moving people and you also covers optional modules on moving objects to ensure that you get as much out of the course as possible. You can buy the course from your existing ProTrainings login …
ProTrainings Online First Aid Courses now 2010 ERC/UK Resus Council
We have now added to all our first aid courses new videos to bring them to follow the guidelines of the ERC and UK Resus Council. The new guidelines we announced a few weeks ago and there are some changes in CPR. Existing customers can look back and see the new videos to ensure they are up to date. Unlike other courses with ProTrainings Video E-Learning you are kept up to date for 8 months after you buy the course. Have a look at our online first aid e-learning courses You can see all our sites from this link including …
Recovery Position
There are several variations of the recovery position, each with its own advantages. No single position is perfect for all victims. The position should be stable, near a true lateral position with the head dependent, and with no pressure on the chest to impair breathing. To clarify the RC(UK) recommends the following sequence of actions to place a victim in the recovery position: Remove the victim’s glasses, if present. Kneel beside the victim and make sure that both his legs are straight. Place the arm nearest to you out at right angles to his body, elbow bent with the hand palm-up. Bring the far arm …
New Look ProTrainings Company Dashboard
We have launched a new look company dashboard with easier to follow icons and a detailed help page. You can buy course credits direct from the dashboard for any one of our courses. This is for our company administrators rather than individual students. We have comprehensive Company Dashboards for any company who has employees as well as for Instructors who sell to companies. If you would like to have your own free company dashboard please email keith on keith@protrainings.uk If you are company administrator, log in from any one of our e-learning sites and have a look. www.profaw.co.uk – Basic …
First Aid Plus – Our Latest Online course
We have added another e-learning course called First Aid Plus. This course is aimed at people who want more first aid subjects covered. We will be adding more videos to this one as they are available. We will be updating the videos on all our sites to the 2010 ERC guidelines in a few weeks. First Aid Plus – First aid video training online
Advanced First Aid Course Online
We have launched another video based e-learning course covering all the subjects in the 3 day first aid courses. More details can be found at www.profa.co.uk
New European Resus 2010 Guidelines
On Monday 18th October the rules that govern Resuscitation changed. We are currently updating our videos and they will be live shortly. The changes are as follows: Adult basic life support The following changes in the basic life support (BLS) guidelines have been made to reflect the importance placed on chest compression, particularly good quality compressions, and to attempt to reduce the number and duration of pauses during chest compression: When obtaining help, ask for an automated external defibrillator (AED), if one is available. Compress the chest to a depth of 5-6 cm and at a rate of 100-120 min. Do …
New Basic Life Support (BLS) Course now live
We have now launched a new online course that is available as a online or a blended course with one of our national instructor/evaluators. This course is ideal for nurses, Doctors as well as anyone who wants to learn basic life support for Adult, Infant and Child. For more information see www.probls.co.uk
CPD Certificates now available on all our online courses
We have added a feature allowing you to print off a unique CPD certificate to allow you to prove the online course you have done and the recommended time credit for the course. We will be adding this to our 100% classroom courses soon. Available on the following sites: Online First Aid, Online Manual Handling and Online Blood Bourne Pathogens.