Technology for the elderly
Older people are often desperate to stay in their own homes, to avoid going into retirement and care homes and to retain their independence. However, ‘aging in place’ – enabling someone to remain in their own home – often requires considerable additional arrangements....
Strokes can happen to anyone at any age, what causes them, how to spot them and what to do.
Strokes can happen to anyone at any age, what causes them, how to spot them and what to do. A stroke (or CVA Cerebral Vascular Accident) is a disturbance to the blood flow of the brain caused by a blockage or bleed in one of the blood vessels supplying the brain....
What should you do whilst waiting for an ambulance?
If you are first on the scene and find someone who has collapsed or had an accident, what you do in those first minutes is critical. Most ambulances aim to get to a life-threatening emergency within eight minutes. However, a lot can happen in 8 minutes and the first...
When to dial 999 and, crucially, when to seek help elsewhere.
Our emergency services are there for when we are at our most vulnerable, to help with life-threatening emergencies. Sometimes it can be difficult to judge and some people also wrongly believe that you get priority treatment arriving by ambulance. This is absolutely...