TUESDAY, 30 JANUARY, 2024

Heartstart Discovery courses – learn to save a life

Heartstart Discovery are continuing to offer members of the public free two-hour training sessions in emergency life support in February 2024.

Being able to perform emergency life support (ELS), 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.

Helen Brady, Heartstart Discovery Co-ordinator said, “We are delighted to be able to ofer free Emergency Life Support (ELS) skills as they really do help to save lives. 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. Having ELS skills can mean that in an emergency you can make a difference.

“So why not make it one of your New Year’s resolutions to learn these life saving skills, or ensure that your ELS skills are up-to-date.”

Heartstart Discovery sessions cover:

• caring for an unconscious person who is breathing

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

• awareness of defibrillators

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

Places are available during February 2024

• Wednesday, 14 February 10.30am - 12.30pm Dundee

• Tuesday, 20 February 6.30 - 8.30pm Dundee

• Friday, 23 February noon - 2pm Arbroath

• Saturday, 24 February 10.30am - 12.30pm Perth

In addition training sessions can also be arranged on request for groups, organisations and clubs etc.

For further details and to register for one of the sessions please contact Helen Brady on 07864513742, or email helen.brady@nhs.scot, or visit Facebook www.facebook.com/HeartstartDiscovery

Contact:

Lyndsey Daun

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 424138