Heartstart Discovery courses

Heartstart Discovery is offering free two-hour training sessions in emergency life support for the Tayside public in December.

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. 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, “Emergency life support skills really do help to 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.”

The 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 to book now:

Tuesday 9 December 10.30am-12.30pm Dundee

Tuesday 16 December 6.30-8.30 pm Dundee

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

For more details, contact Helen Brady on 07864513742 or email helen.brady@nhs.scot or by Facebook: www.facebook.com/HeartstartDiscovery

Contact:

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 424138