The EpiPen® Auto-injector for Anaphylaxis
The EpiPen is an auto-injector that administers adrenaline and is carried by people who suffer from anaphylaxis so that it can be used if the person goes into anaphylactic shock. … Continue Reading →
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Epilepsy lived experience – hear the story of someone with Epilepsy
In this edition, we hear about how Epilepsy affected Iain and Diane from our Epilepsy and our Understanding Neurology courses. So I have nocturnal epilepsy and the sort of seizures … Continue Reading →
Hybrid training – learn about mixes of class and virtual students
Hybrid training is where you mix traditional classroom training with virtual training so some students are with the instructor in the class and others are there virtually through video conferencing. … Continue Reading →
Restricted access CPR – Can you deliver CPR if they are hard to access?
There are times when you may not be able to deliver conventional compressions like if the person has fallen between seats in a stadium but this could also be anywhere … Continue Reading →
What are Coronavirus Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest
All viruses, including Coronavirus the virus that causes COVID-19, change over time. Most of these changes have little to no impact on the virus’ properties. However, some changes may affect … Continue Reading →
Coronavirus variants names – What are the new names for COVID 19 variants
To avoid stigmatism and increases in racist actions, the World Health Organisation known as WHO have renamed each of the Coronavirus variants with the letters of the Greek alphabet after … Continue Reading →
First aid for an embedded objects in a wound
In this video, we are going to look at treating an embedded object in the body. An embedded object is where something goes into the body. If it’s just something … Continue Reading →
Epilepsy – a lived experience story on what Epilepsy has been like
In this video, we hear from Emily and how she coped with finding out she had Epilepsy. So I can not pinpoint the first seizure because I went two years … Continue Reading →
The R Value and disease spread – learn more about what this means with COVID-19
There is a lot of talk in the news about keeping the R-value below now, but what does this mean? “R nought,” is a mathematical term that is used to … Continue Reading →
Improvised tourniquets to control catastrophic bleeding
If you have to deal with a catastrophic bleed on a leg or an arm and you do not have a commercial tourniquet you can use an improvised tourniquet. In … Continue Reading →