If someone is not breathing at all or not breathing normally, thatโs your signal to start CPR.
But what does abnormal breathing actually look or sound like during a cardiac arrest?
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Of the 40,000 resuscitation attempts carried out by emergency services in the UK each year, fewer than 10% survive.
Let's change this. Learn CPR and be ready to act.
When someone is unresponsive, how should you check if they're breathing?
โ Gently tilt their head back and lift their chin to open the airway.
โ Get close and look, listen, and feel for normal breathing for up to 10 seconds.
Which example below gets it right? ๐
Our first ATLS course for 12 years, went extremely well!! Lots of positive feedback from candidates ๐๐ป
A big well done to all of our candidates, and of course our lovely faculty ๐ #CHT#resus#RCS#ATLS#resusteam@CHFTNHS
Our first ATLS course (for many years) is well under way!
Candidates will have the opportunity to practice advanced trauma life support skills.
Here are a few pictures of the team preparing for the big day. @CHFTNHS#RCS#ATLS#resus#development#skills
Yesterday we held our first advanced life support course in our brand new learning centre. Well done to all of our candidates! ๐ and thank you to our lovely faculty.
Ready for round 2 today! #CHFTNHS#RCUK#resus#eALS
The resus team are ready for another full day of Newborn Life Support!
The last course to take place before the big move to the new learning and development centre!
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Resus legend Wilma is finally hanging up her training pads after 47 years as a nurse! Thank you for all you have done for CHFT resus department and enjoy your well earned retirement @CHFTNHS
We have begun to roll out brand new AEDโs across @CHFTNHS here are some colleagues from Oncology at HRI after their training. Watch out for them arriving in your area and let us know what you think!
Welcome to the Twitter page for the Resus team at @CHFTNHS follow along to see what we get up to. Today we are ready to welcome another group of colleagues for e-ILS #nhs#resuscounciluk