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Oropharyngeal (OP) airways are curved plastic devices that assist in the maintenance of an adequate airway in the unresponsive casualty. The OP airway by itself does not replace correct airway management practices and should...
Bipolar Disorder otherwise known as manic depressive disorder is a mental health illness where patients experience periods of extreme elation or mania and periods of depression hence the term ‘bipolar’. It effects approximately 1/100...
OPQRST is an mnemonic used by first aiders and healthcare professionals to assess a patient’s pain. Many medical emergencies result in pain so being able to take an accurate pain history is important for...
According to the World Health Organisation, approximately 47.5 million people world wide suffer from Dementia. This number is set to sky rocket with the increasing elderly population. The term ‘dementia’ encompasses a group of...
Anxiety attacks are surprisingly common and occur most frequently in women. They can be caused by a variety of things that are specific to that individual e.g. fear of going outside or news that...
Blood pressure is defined as the pressure exerted by circulating blood on the walls of the arteries and is highest in the large arteries leaving the heart. It is measured in millimetres of mercury...
Our heart is controlled by electrical activity which allows it to pump in a co-ordinated way. A disturbance in the normal electrical activity is known as an arrhythmia. Arrhythmias can cause the heart to stop...
Triage is the initial assessment and sorting of casualties based on medical need and likely response to treatment. In a multiple-casualty situation, triage is essential to effectively sort casualties and prioritise their order of...
Being able to take an accurate pulse and respiratory rate is a core skill for first aiders. There are a number of factors which can affect pulse and respiratory rates, we’ll take a look...
Febrile seizures are a relatively common childhood condition, referring to a child having a seizure when they have a high temperature most usually as a result of an infection. Although febrile seizures may be...
Cerebral compression occurs when there is a build up of pressure inside the skull. Cerebral compression can be caused by bleeding into the skull or swelling of the brain tissue after a head injury. It...
SOCRATES is a mnemonic which can be used by first aiders and healthcare professionals to assess pain. Pain is a complex symptom with lots of different dimensions and characteristics. Asking about and documenting a...
The heart is a very complex organ, made up of many specialised structures designed to work in unison. The heart can suffer from a variety of problems with the most common being a heart...
Schizophrenia is a mental health illness affecting 1 in 100 people. It is due to excess of a brain hormone called dopamine. The cause is still being investigated but researchers believe that it may be related...
