THURSDAY, 26 MARCH, 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 April.

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 April:

Blairgowrie Thursday 16 April - 6 - 8 pm

Perth Saturday 18 April - 10am - 12noon

Carnoustie Tuesday 21 April - 7 - 9 pm

Dundee Thursday 23 April - 7 - 9 pm

Montrose Monday 27 April - 2 - 4 pm

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