Influenza and reducing the risk of pressure areas
Many people in at-risk groups; including the elderly; may contract flu and chest infections over these cold winter months. For some these infections may cause them to spend this period of illness in bed, requiring help from nursing staff, carers or relatives. A...Putting Health and Safety into perspective – Acorn response to Cameron announcement
Freeing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the stranglehold of health and safety red tape and tackling the compensation culture are part of a series of measures announced to back enterprise by Prime Minister David Cameron today (5 Jan 2012). As a leading Health...Hard and Fast – Acorn comment on Hands-only CPR advice from BHF
In this recently released TV advert (below) Vinnie Jones shows how Hard and Fast Hands-only CPR to Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees can help save the life of someone who has had a cardiac arrest. The Hollywood hardman is starring in the British Heart Foundation...Work near fragile roof in glasshouse valley gutter not properly planned
Westland Nurseries (Offenham) Ltd has been prosecuted after a worker suffered serious head injuries and fractured his hand when he fell through a glasshouse roof on 4 December 2009. Worcester Magistrates’ Court heard how the 21-year-old man was injured when he fell 3m...Dog bites increase – first aid tips
Dog bite injuries are on the increase, according to the NHS Information Centre. In 2010-11 there were 6,120 hospital admissions due to dog-related injuries. This represents an 5% increase from the previous year. People being bitten by dogs account for approximately...Want to Chat?
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