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Hands-Only CPR

January 30, 2012, 05:58:02 PM by Joe Blyth
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Hands-Only CPR
This month has seen the introduction of several advertisements from the British Heart Foundation about performing Hands-Only CPR. The adverts feature on-screen hard-man Vinnie Jones and follow him as he performs life-saving Hands-Only CPR on a cardiac arrest victim.

The BHF are now advising that during CPR, anyone who is untrained should perform only chest compressions rather than also giving rescue breaths. The campaign comes as a result of research carried out by the BHF which shows that many untrained people are afraid of giving rescue breaths to a casualty and consequently would not attempt CPR at all, if the situation arose. Ellen Mason from the BHF said "The kiss of life can often be daunting for untrained bystanders who want to help when someone has collapsed with a cardiac arrest".

However, it is important to remind students that also giving rescue breaths remains the "gold standard" of CPR. Anyone who is trained and confident in performing CPR should continue to follow the guidance of giving chest compressions AND rescue breaths, at a ratio of 30 to 2.

Nigel Barraclough, author of our leading range of First Aid books gives the following advice on the new campaign:

The Theory of Hands-Only CPR
The theory behind Hands-Only CPR is that if an ADULT casualty has a cardiac arrest outside hospital, it's usually a heart problem (e.g. heart attack) that has caused it. In that scenario, the blood is usually full of oxygen at the time that the heart stops, so the immediate need is not to give breaths, but to pump the blood around (circulating the oxygen that is already there). In cardiac arrest the body uses up much less oxygen, so some studies have shown that the body can last for up to 5 minutes on the oxygen left in the blood if it is pumped around. There is an added benefit that it's very easy to learn and you won't be put off by having to "kiss" them, so more people will attempt it, and it's much, much better than doing nothing at all.

Limitations
There are a couple of limitations to Hands-Only CPR however:

1) If the cause of the cardiac arrest is NOT a heart problem (e.g. drowning) or if the casualty is a CHILD, then it's likely that there is a huge lack of oxygen in the blood by the time the heart stops, so this time the casualty will be desperate for some rescue breaths. In children, the likely cause will be something to do with breathing, such as an asthma attack or choking.

2) Ambulances often take longer than 5 minutes to arrive (current government targets are for 75% of ambulances to arrive in 8 minutes).

For those reasons, the gold standard is to give compressions AND rescue breaths, at a ratio of 30 to 2.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to get in touch by calling 0845 644 3305 or email info@qualsafe.com

2012 Local Events

January 19, 2012, 07:19:49 PM by Joe Blyth
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Hi Everyone.

I'm after some help.

I'm trying to put a list of local events together. Most villages and towns have summer festivals, events and fun days. I would like to get a calendar together of things we can do over the next 12 months to promote the club and sell try dives/snorkels or sign up new members.

Please can you help.

1) Tell me where and when an event is and the contact (email/phone number).

2) If you know an organiser of a local event please contact them and ask if we can have a stand and the cost (if any).

2) Let me know if your interested in helping out on a event (we need club members support with this).

3) We could have a charity box and collect money for a local charity or the RNLI.

4) Please remember we are a small club and have a small marketing budget (if any) The idea is to sell try dives/snorkels to help pay for any outlay.

5) Any other marketing suggestions/ideas are welcome.

Thanks
Joe

SISAC Snorkelling 2012

January 13, 2012, 06:50:03 PM by Joe Blyth
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Hello Club Members

In November/December 2011 the new committee was asked if the club would look into the possibility of running a SISAC Snorkelling Course.

After a few lengthy discussions in the last two committee meetings and a few emails to BSAC about insurances and syllabuses, the committee voted on the following options.

Option One:
To run Try Snorkelling Dives - Voted For

Option Two:
To run Try Snorkelling Dives, then to give them a 3-session pool pass to practice their skills and get confidence in the water - Voted Against

Option Three:
To run the full BSAC Snorkelling Course - Voted For

The committee then discussed if we did offer option one (try snorkelling dives), SISAC would need to back it up with running the full BSAC Snorkelling Course as it would not be fair to people if SISAC gets people to the club, lets them have a go at snorkelling, and then could not offer any further instruction. It was agreed SISAC would need to offer both options one and three before the club moved forward.

It was agreed that SISAC would need one club member to take a lead role in organising SISAC Snorkelling, and the committee would want a minimum of four other instructors to help run the SISAC Snorkelling courses (as people do get busy, become ill, and have other commitments) - so we could not let one person run the course/s. If we take people's money with a promise to train them, we would need to back this up, or this would run the risk of making the club looking incompetent.

If anybody is interested in taking on this lead snorkelling role (reporting to the club Diving Officer and Training Officer), please speak to the Diving Officer.

Instructor Information:
All BSAC Open Water Instructors are already qualified to teaching and signing off snorkelling using their OWI qualification number.

OWIs can teach:-
* Experience Snorkelling
* Dolphin Snorkeller
* Snorkel Diver

OWIs will need to pass the Advanced Snorkel Instructor to teach:-
* Advanced Snorkeller
* Snorkel Dive Manager

Snorkel Mini Courses (SMC) - is yet to be determined
Skill Development Courses (SDC) - is yet to be determined

The New Snorkeller Training Programme CD is still going through its final stages and is hoped to be out in the next few weeks (end of February 2012) - all OWIs can contact BSAC to receive a free copy.

For more information please have a look at BSAC Website
www.bsac.com/page.asp?section=4010&sectionTitle=New+Snorkeller+Training+Programme

Regards,

Joe Blyth
SISAC - Diving Officer

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