http://www.medatrain.co.uk en-gb medatrain.co.uk 2009-8-6T00:00:00Z medatrain.co.uk http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#43743 Firstly we would like to thank everyone for their great feedback after reading the first ever issue of Mouth 2 Mouth the only National Newsletter For UK First Responders. Anway since we dont like to keep you waiting we feel that it is about time to get the next issue ready. If you want a newsletter that can be taken seriously and will provide you with all the latest responder news we need your help. If you have information with regards to new guidelines would like to review a product or have any sort of content that can be included get in touch with us. You can tweet us on twitter www.twitter.commedatrain You can talk to us on Facebook Search for Medatrain Responder were pretty easy to find Or you can email us at mouth2mouthmedatrain.co.uk We want to make this next newsletter as succesful as the last one so we look forward to hearing from all you guys and girls. Thanks again for your continued support and fantastic feedback Regards www.medatrain.co.uk P.S. Dont forget if y... 2009-6-23T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#43022 Good morning Responders I found an article this morning that really highlights the need for more awareness about the unpredictability of Cardiac Arrests and not just in the UK globally. The article below is another sad reminder as to how a Cardiac Arrest can striek whoever and whenever. If there had been a defibrillator within close range there may have been a much better ending but sadly it was not the case. Popular Boston Football Figure Suffers Cardiac Arrest Bostonarea students and soccer players are mourning the death of beloved 33yearold soccer coach Ucal McKenzie pictured. McKenzie experienced chest pains while playing in a community league soccer game. He collapsed was given CPR but was unconscious when ambulances arrived. No AED was available at the field and a local news website reported that it took ten minutes for an ambulance with a defibrillator to arrive at the field. McKenzie was pronounced dead when he arrived at the hospital. This article was taken from ww... 2009-6-9T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#42782 The article below caught me by surprise this morning. A report warns that the majority of all doctors after 2017 will be women which will have huge implications for NHS workforce planning. Trends show female GPs could outnumber male ones in under four years says the Royal College of Physicians. With women more likely to want flexible working to fit with having a family the NHS faces challenges which could affect patient care the college warns. It says the profession would be failing patients if it ignored such concerns. The governments chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson said he would work with the profession to ensure women in medicine had every opportunity to progress their careers. Female force Since the early 1990s more than half of all new medical students have been female. Compared with the early 1960s the number of men entering medical schools each year has doubled but for women the number has increased 10fold. Women form a majority of entrants to most speciali... 2009-6-5T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#42743 It seems that everything that you eat or drink nowadays can have both positive and negative effects on your health. The latest rather amusing revelation comes from a Professor Murali Doraiswamy and he thinks that a weekly curry could have huge implications for your health.... Eating a curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimers disease and dementia a US researcher suggests. The key ingredient is curcumin a component of the spice turmeric. Curcumin appears to prevent the spread of amyloid protein plaques thought to cause dementia in the brain. But the theory presented at the Royal College of Psychiatrists annual meeting has been given a lukewarm reception by UK experts. Amyloid plaques along with tangles of nerve fibres are thought to contribute to the degradation of the wiring in brain cells eventually leading to symptoms of dementia. Professor Murali Doraiswamy of Duke University in North Carolina said there was evidence that ... 2009-6-4T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#42559 Good afternoon all Below is some information on the new oxygen protocol. Its a bit of a long read but it is worth it. The British Thoracic Society has developed new oxygen protocols using evidencebased medicine. The new national guideline will provide clarity on emergency oxygen use in adults. Oxygen is routinely given to seriously ill adults in a variety of emergency settings and it can save the life of patients with illnesses which have caused hypoxaemia. It is essential to correct hypoxaemia quickly for these patients and the widespread use of targeted oxygen therapy will hopefully allow health care professionals to seriously ill patients and this may save lives. AMongst healthcare professionals there is a widepsread belief that oxygen relieves breathlessness yet there is no evidence thast this is the case providing that oxygen levels in the blood re normal which is true in many serious illnesses even if breathlessness is present. In fact giving oxygen when blood saturation ... 2009-6-1T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#41849 Hi All This message was posted to all of the members on the UK First Responder Forum httpmedatrain.proboards.com. The clear message in this article is that your own safety is the most important thing to look after whilst you are responding. If Ray had not taken the actions as he describes in this post who knows what could have happened Hi all I thought I would let you mall know about a job I attended a couple of weeks ago. It shows how we all need to put our safety first.I was called to what we thought to be a collapse on arriving on scene I was met by a Guy who was on the phone to control. After going into the property it was apparent to me that the patient had had a cardiac arrest.As I started to place my kit down I noticed that there were empty wine bottles on the floor and a couple of cork screws were also laying around. The guy who was on the phone told me they had been drinking all day and that he thought the patient was just asleep.I was also told that control had asked for ... 2009-5-19T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#41581 Morning all This was posted by airmedtoday on Twitter. I couldnt believe it when I read it so I though Id share it with you. I wonder what on earth the Traffic Warden was thinking AN AIR ambulance pilot got the shock of his life when he landed his helicopter in central London on an emergency call and was given a parking ticket. The ambulance was responding to a 999 call in Cavendish Square Westminster when the bizarre event occurred. Despite giving lifesaving aid to a stricken pedestrian the 16380 ticket was issued. Thankfully the pilot was able to laugh about it. Offstreet parking is available in Cavendish Square at a cost of 16332 a day. How bizarre The full artcile can be found at www.thelondonpaper.com. Have a great day Adios www.medatrain.co.uk 2009-5-14T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#41550 Good afternoon all This video should be of interest to you. It discusses the opinion that First Responders are being used to help meet ambulance targets. When a Responder arrives at an incident the stopclock is stopped What do you think. Interesting to see that they are able to respond on blue lights and get called out to traffic incidents. The video is posted on the BBC so good or bad points its all good for raising the awareness of what First Responders and their duties are. See the video here httptr.imlfnB Enjoy Adios 2009-5-13T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#41498 Good afternoon all I thought that this was a very interesting article. Thanks to ParamedicUK twitter for posting it. Could this work for First Responders PARAMEDICS on cycles are saving lives in Chester city centre during a pilot project. Cycle response units are being used on Thursdays Friday and Saturday as part of a six week trial in the city centre. In many cases the bike can get to an incident more quickly than an ambulance. Cycling paramedic Eric Forster said colleague Frank Allen had brought back a patient after responding to a cardiac arrest in Chester on the bike which carries resuscitation drugs and an automatic defibrillator. Eric said the cycle had a siren but an old fashioned bell was the best way of clearing pedestrians. North West Ambulance Service unveiled the cycle response units at the Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale and the Tall Ships event in Liverpool and the Wirral in 2008. They are deployed at sporting and mass gathering where the use of a co... 2009-5-12T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#41426 Good afternoon all We hope that you had a great weekend Today we thought we would post another thread from the UK First Responder forum it is truly an unmissable read In an effort to inject a bit of humour into the Forum as there has been some intense dicscussions recently Firestreak posted the following commentary on one of his recent call outs I was recently called to a Cardiac Arrest where unfortunately the patient didnt make it. With my car an FRV and AampE Ambulance outside the address it was bound to attract some attention especially with it being a warm sunny day and people were already in their gardens. As each vehicle left a young lady in a neighboring house stood at her garden gate waving everyone off which apparently is something she often does. The arrival amp departure of the police caused more waving as did the arrival of the undertakers van.Seeing the girl waving the undertakers van driver assumed that it was the address they were looking for and pulled up outside.... 2009-5-11T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#41262 Morning readers Wed just like to give you a heads up on a new series of First Aid Training videos that we will soon be releasing through our channel on youtube httptr.imjuIp Theres already a few interesting videos on the channel that you may want to share. If you use FireFox and you want to download the videos theres loads of free downloads you can search from them on the FireFox database or on google. Id recommed using FireFoxs own. They will include basic First Aid Training procedures that as Community First Responders you will probably already know through your initial training however they may be useful for brushing up on your skills If you want to use them on any of your websitesfacebook profiles etc wed be more than happy for you to do so. The main purpose of the videos will be to educate as many people as possible about the basics of First Aid. If it helps to save one life it will have been more than worth it If youve got any ideas for features that you would be inter... 2009-5-8T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#41227 Good afternoon First Responders of Britain Thanks to everybody thats befriended medatrain on the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. Were finding it very interesting talking to you all and were also very happy to be receving some fantastic feed back from you with regards to products that you have ordered from the store If youre a Community First Responder with a facebook account please feel free to add us as a friend and we will be more than happy to return the favour. Our name on Facebook is Medatrain Responder Its been especially useful for Responders that have specific requests or cannot find what they are looking for on the internet. Were more than happy to help. Its also a great way to keep in touch with the latest updates of Mouth 2 Mouth the soon to be launched newsletter for UK first responders. Keeping up to date with the times were also on Twitter. If theres any other Twitterers out there come follow us and well return the favour again. We like to be in t... 2009-5-7T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#41150 The comment below was posted on our UK First Responder Forum httpmedatrain.proboards.com. It makes a very interesting read. Let us know what you think please feel free to leave your thoughts by clicking on the comment button at the bottom of the article. In response to a couple of threads being posted on the forum with regards to Blue Lights and Uniform Prontocab posted the following Firstly... WhyWhy do so many of you crave blue lights sirens and a psuedo paramedic uniformSurely if you want these things it would be better to apply and hopefully join one of the Ambulance trusts near to you.Or how about Joining St John They may not do what the real paramedics do but they do help in times of crisis and are blue light trained But only for times of crisisAs a State Registered Paramedic i look upon these posts and questions with some suspiscion. Wearing a uniform could be deceiving the patient that a qualified member of the ambulance service has turned up not a CFR. This has certain... 2009-5-6T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#40862 Welcome to the new medatrain blog. Well do our best to keep you updated with everything thats going on with medatrain including the UK First Responder Newsletter and new productsoffers that we think youre going to be interested in. This week we thought wed giveyou a little bit of a preview asto whats going to be included in the first issue of Mouth 2 Mouth what do you think of the name the monthly newsletter that we have created for all of the UK First Responders. Firstly were running a little behind schedule.We had originally planned to send out the Newsletter today. However weve comediscovered loadsofgreatcontent that we want to include. So itstaken us slightly longer than anticipated to finish. Each month we will be including a feature article. This month medatrain were invited to thebear with me because the title is quite a mouthful Development Workshop Conference to consider the viability and value of forming a National Association for Community First Responders CFRs. The con... 2009-5-1T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#40145 We are currently in the proces of creating a Newsletter which we hope will be sent out to Community First Responders throughout the UK. We want this newsletter to be a fdantastci success and thorugh it Responders will be able to keep up to date with the latest goings on in the Responder Community. For this newsletter to work we need some interesting content which means that we need your help So if you have anything that you feel could be included in a newsletter send it to us at infomedatrain.co.uk. It can be absolutely anything from amusing call outs to new products that you think could be useful. As an incentive for every article that you send and is included we will send you a First Responder Tshirt absolutely free. So not only do you get your article seen by Responders throughout the UK you will also be able to attend callouts in style Send any info or articles you have to infomedatrain.co.uk. 2009-4-20T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#39313 MEDICAL students are getting a head start saving lives after forming a community first responder team. The trainee doctors at Keele Universitys Medical School have formed the team to gain important experience while providing a valuable service to the community. Seven students are volunteering on the scheme which covers the campus and Keele village with a further five soon to complete their training. First responder schemes provided in conjunction with West Midlands Ambulance Service WMAS are already established in other parts of North Staffordshire. Team leader David Rawlinson a fourth year medical student volunteered as a first responder in his home city of Sheffield so was eager to get involved in the scheme at Keele. document.getElementByIdarticledetailimpacttile.innerHTML document.getElementByIdINVarticledetailimpacttile.innerHTMLdocument.getElementByIdINVarticledetailimpacttile.innerHTML David aged 23 said It can be difficult for medical students to gain experience in... 2009-4-6T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#39245 This clip is from the TV show Bondi Beach. It is a few years old but shows how a Cardiac Science Defibrillator can save peoples lives. This is a real life situation. Click here. 2009-4-5T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#39119 First Responders play a massive role in saving the lives of thousands of people every year. Anyone providing you are 1870 and have a drivers license can become a Responder and make a huge difference to their community. If you would like to know more have a look at this video httpwww.youtube.comwatchv0kMcZg4Ocg There are thousands of First Responders throughout the UK. These people are devoted and hard working members of the community that donate their own time and money into saving the lives of others. There are many responder groups spread out accoss the UK and yet there is no real connection between any of them. You will find groups on Facebook that are dedicated to First Responders but not everybody has a facebook account and there are rarely any posts made on the boards. Therefore we decided that it was about time that a newsletter was created. This newsletter will be sent out to all UK First Responders and will hopefully include upcoming dates changes to regualtions and so... 2009-4-2T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#38931 One of our main aims at medatrain.co.uk is to create a meeting place for CommunityAmbulance First Responders throughout the UK. For those of you that are already active on the forum you will notice that we have had a complete revamp and we haver installed a system which is far easier to use and is not scattered with distracting and annoying adverts. Please feel free to sign up 100 free and have your say about the latest events and news in the world of CFRs. To the members of the old site Im afraid that you will have to rejoin as we do not hold details for your usernames and passwords etc otherwise I would have added you myself. However it is really quick and easy and you will be able to enjoy a far better forum once joined. Thanks again and I apologise for the inconvenience caused. See you in the new forum Kind regards Forum Admin 2009-3-30T00:00:00Z http://www.medatrain.co.uk/page6.htm#38714 At medatrain we dont want first aid to be an after thought we want it to be an exercise that everybody can get involved with. We want to make sure that any clients enjoy our courses as it means that they are more likely to take in and remember the information. This means that you can be confident that you are getting it right when it comes to using First Aid in a real life situation. Our courses are instructed by highly experienced individuals who have many years experience in the first aid and medical sectors. As a result of our fantastci training services we have had a fantastic start to the training programme. We have already had a fantastic selection of highly satisfied clients including Estate Agents Golf Clubs Hotel Chains and even one of the largest employers in Derby So if you are interested in participating in a practical and highly informative First Aid course give us a call on 0800 612 2920 or you can email us at infomedatrain.co.uk 2009-3-25T00:00:00Z