Heartstart Training

WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO?

Would you know what to do if someone was unconscious, having a heart attack, bleeding or choking?

West Midlands Ambulance Service is supporting HeartStart Schemes within our Area. The course requires no special medical skills. It is FREE and takes about 2 hours.

On the course you can learn vital lifesaving skills which could help to keep a person alive until professional help arrives.

The course includes:

How to call for help
How to help someone who is unconscious
How to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
How to recognise the warning signs of a heart attack
How to deal with choking
How to deal with serious bleeding

Courses are available to the general public from the age of 10 years plus.

It could be one of the most valuable things you’ll ever learn because heart disease touches us all and in the future your skills may mean the difference between life and death to a friend or a member of your family.

For further details about courses please contact:

Mrs Jill Bland, Heartstart Coordinator
heartstart@mayfieldellastonecfr.co.uk

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Essential details

Click the link to download a useful sheet to give to the emergency services.

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The Brailsford Brownies get to grips with First Response

A big THANK YOU to the Brailsford Brownies who raised over £80 for the Mayfield and Ellastone responders and also sent a lovely note of thanks for their Heartstart training evening.

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Helpful Clips

Blue Light Aware

Blue Light Aware is a short video, produced on behalf of the emergency services. Their crews rely on the help of other road users whey they’e on a ‘blue light’ journey. By watching Blue Light Aware, you will better understand their needs, you will be reducing the risks you face, you will be contributing to a safer environment and you might also be helping to save a life.

You can watch the video HERE

How to Put Someone into the Recovery Position

You can watch the video HERE

How to Perform CPR

You can watch the video – HERE

How to Perform CPR on a BABY – HERE

How to use an AED

Watch the Demonstration – HERE