Protecting yourself during a Coronavirus COVID 19 lockdown
The single most important action you can take is to stay at home in a COVID 19 lockdown order is to take the pressure off the medical services and therefore … Continue Reading →
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Pets and Coronavirus – can my cat or dog spread coronavirus
There has been many press stories about pets and Coronavirus. There is no current evidence that Coranvirus COVID-19 can be caught by dogs and cats, and other pets. Although your … Continue Reading →
Is Coronavirus airborne?
COVID-19 is spread via human to human contact and from infected surfaces. but the new Coronavirus can be spread through respiratory droplets, is Coronavirus airborne? These droplets are emitted when … Continue Reading →
Coping with stress during the Coronavirus outbreak
The current COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak is a worrying time for us all, and it is normal to feel sad, stressed, confused, scared or angry. The World Health Organisation has given … Continue Reading →
What are the Coronavirus Signs and Symptoms
A lot is still to be learnt about Coronavirus signs and symptoms and COVID 19 but the basic symptoms are known. The World Health Organisation currently state that the incubation … Continue Reading →
Choking Statistics
Choking continues to demand attention as one of the leading causes of accidental death across the world. A danger at all ages, choking deaths are most common in the elderly. … Continue Reading →
COPD and Oxygen Therapy
COPD, which is short for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is a disease which affects the lungs. It also affects how much oxygen we breathe in, and carbon dioxide we breathe … Continue Reading →
Hyperoxia
Hyperoxia is where the body has too much oxygen in its system. It is the opposite of Hypoxia and can manifest into oxygen toxicity and hypercapnia. Hypercapnia is where there … Continue Reading →
Road Rash and Friction Burns
If you have ever grabbed onto a moving rope, or a dog lead, you have probably had what is called a friction burn. This is where something abrasively rubs against … Continue Reading →
Casper Manikin Lung Change
One of the biggest questions we have when we sell these Casper CPR Manikins is: How do we change the lungs? Now we have just come up with a nice, … Continue Reading →