MONDAY, 26 JANUARY, 2015

Heartstart Discovery courses

Heartstart Discovery is running free two-hour training sessions in emergency life support for members of the public in Dundee, Blairgowrie, Carnoustie, Montrose and Perth in February.

Being able to perform emergency life support, a set of actions needed to keep someone alive until professional help arrives, gives a casualty the best possible chance of survival.

Courses are free-of-charge and no medical knowledge is required in order to undertake one. It only takes two hours to learn the skills which may save a life and it is very likely that the person you help may be a family member or someone close to you.

The sessions cover:

• caring for an unconscious person who is breathing

• caring for an unconscious person who is not breathing and performing CPR

• how to recognise the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and how to deal with it

• helping someone who is choking

• helping someone who is bleeding badly

Places are still available during February:

Carnoustie Tuesday 10 February - 7-9pm

Blairgowrie Wednesday 11 February - 6-8pm
Dundee Friday 13 February - 2-4pm

Wednesday 25 February - 7-9pm

Perth Saturday 14 February - 10am-12noon

Montrose Friday 20 February - 10.30am-12.30pm

Training sessions can also be arranged on request for groups, organisations and clubs.

Helen Brady, Heartstart Discovery Co-ordinator said, “Emergency life support skills really do save lives so please consider registering for a session today. A Heartstart session could prove to be one of the most important training sessions you have ever undertaken in your life. You can make a difference.”

For further details and to register please contact Helen Brady on 01382 740400 or helenjbrady@nhs.net

Contact:

Sarah Morris

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 74071