Ready for the second group of young adults from Stevenage to receive some basic first aid training on their residential week of National Citizen Service in the glorious grounds of the University of Essex in #colchester#firstaid#firstaider#cpr#cprcert…https://t.co/IVMRPSdkxy
When to call 999
Usually, when a person has an epileptic seizure there is no need to call an ambulance. However, always dial 999 for an ambulance if any of the following apply:
it is the person’s first seizure
they have injured themselves badly
they hav…https://t.co/Sq8Kr6iPyT
National Epilepsy Awareness Week 2019. Seizures are bursts of electrical activity in the brain that temporarily affect how it works. They can cause a wide range of symptoms.
Epilepsy can start at any age, but usually starts either in childhood or in pe…https://t.co/gX4hBkPau9
There are around 60 different types of seizure, a person may have more than one type. Seizures vary depending on where in the brain they are happening. Some people remain aware throughout, while others can lose consciousness. Epilepsy Action
#epilepsy#seizuresavvy#epilepsyaware
Epilepsy Awareness Week 19
Epilepsy affects 1 in 100 people in the UK. Every day, 87 are diagnosed.
1 in 4 people newly diagnosed with epilepsy is over the age of 65. 1in every 220 children will have a diagnosis. That’s one child in every primary and 5 in every secondary school.
According to the Epilepsy Society one in 100 people has epilepsy and yet two out of every three people in the UK who do not have a family member with epilepsy, would not know how to help someone during a seizure.
#epilepsyweek#seizuresavvy#eastofenglandtraining#eastofengland
Morning all, I am running the muddy race for life in Ipswich this June for cancer relief, a cause very close to my heart. Joining me will be Sam Cutler and her crew. Any support in either cheering us on on or donations would be hugely welcome. https://t.co/3eoiIsap7S
Morning all, I am running the muddy race for life in Ipswich this June for cancer relief, a cause very close to my heart. Joining me will be Sam Cutler and her crew. Any support in either cheering us on on or donations would be hugely welcome.
https://t.co/NeG5InrlUV