Blog: Who Can Help?
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Choking – and the elderly
Choking According to recent figures, an average of 68 care home residents die every year from choking-related medical problems in England and Wales. The elderly can be susceptible to choking due to a number of factors: eating too fast, trying to swallow large...
Heart Attacks
What is a Heart Attack? Fatty deposits and plaques cause atheroma that builds up in coronary arteries and reduces the lumen of the artery, meaning that blood flows slower through the vessel. This can cause angina, which is when the heart muscle 'complains' that it is...
Electrical Safety
Electrical safety is particularly important for older or vulnerable people, or those with physical or mental impairments, because it is usually an invisible threat. But here Angela Murphy from leading UK charity, Electrical Safety First, offers some tips to help you...
How and when to put someone into the recovery position
It is vital that people understand how and when to put someone into the recovery position and re-positioning someone can often save their life. When you are unconscious/unresponsive most of your muscles relax and go floppy. Your tongue is a huge muscle attached to...