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Resuscitation Council Update

Over the last 22 years the first aid industry has complied with the guidelines as set out in the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations Approved Code of Practice 1981. This document outlined a range of advice to employers for the provision of first aid within the workplace.

The requirement of the contents of a first aid kit has continually evolved and this has been recognised by the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) who has worked, analysed and developed a solution that is fit for purpose in today’s workplace environment.

What is changing?

The British Standards Institute (BSi) have updated the contents of the following kits to meet the new standard:

+ Workplace First Aid Kits

+ Vehicle First Aid Kits

The BSi have also introduced two new kits:

+ Personal Issue First Aid Kit

+Critical Injury Pack

How will this affect you?

The new standard will come into effect in January 2019, these kits will become the ‘BS 8599-1:2019’ Compliant First Aid Kits for workplaces in the UK. We recommend that the new BS 8599 kits are introduced and the old kits are phased out over the next 6 to 12 months.

If you are a stockist, we recommend that the new BS 8599 kits are introduced to your catalogues, website and your marketing collateral. Contact the customer services team to receive our external marketing pack.

Prestan's revolutionary new CPR Rate Monitor allows for instant feedback to both instructor and student regarding the rate of chest compression. This allows each student to gauge their rate of compressions on their own as well as allowing the instructor to monitor several students quickly and easily. With our patented face/head tilt, the Prestan manikin simulates the way an actual victim's head would move if he required CPR. In addition, the unique construction of our manikins incorporates a mechanism to help them use the correct force to compress the chest to the correct depth.

• Realistic looking and acting manikin is more acceptable to both instructors and students.
• Far easier and faster for you to carry and set up at training sites.
• Easy-to-insert face shield lung bag speeds setup of the manikin.
• Face shield is secured so it won't slip and there's no need for adhesives.
• Gives each student a realistic experience that provides for the best "real life" CPR outcomes.
• Allows each student to observe a true chest rise.
• Full chest rise and lung bag ensures that students receive the most accurate and realistic training.
• Helps students take CPR learning experience seriously.
• Face/head tilt enhances the CPR learning experience and teaches students how to open the airway during CPR.
• Clicker mechanism increases student's confidence in administering adequate compressions.

Face shield is secured so it won't slip and there's no need for adhesives.

Face/head tilt enhances the CPR learning experience and teaches how to open the airway during CPR.

Clicker mechanism increases student's confidence in administering adequate compressions.

Easy-to-insert face shield lung bag speeds setup of the manikin.

Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The current outbreak has identified the need for effective infection control practices internationally. Ebola belongs to the virus family Filoviridae. These are filamentous enveloped viruses. The lipid bilayer envelope anchors glycoproteins essential for the virus to infect. Therefore any agent disrupting the lipid envelope will inactivate the virus and destroy its infectivity. That means surface active biocides like the quaternary biocides found in Clinell Universal and highly oxidative biocides, such as peracetic acid found in Clinell Sporicidal, will be effective. We would not recommend the use of CHG wash cloths.

The virus is spread by contact with body fluids and blood from infected persons, so environmental surface disinfection and hand hygiene is crucial to prevent spread.

The Clinell Universal Wipes and Spray are effective for surface, skin and environmental disinfection in preventing Ebola virus contamination. The Clinell Sporicidal is an extremely effective environmental and surface disinfection. This virus is highly infectious and easily spread as it is in various types of body fluid, including diarrhoea. At present the infective dose is unknown, but it is probably a very small number of virus particles.

Because it would be ideal to have one wipe which can be used on surfaces and skin we recommend the use of Clinell Universal Wipes.

So what do these mean to you? These changes have been designed to make it easier, not to complicate things. Moving forward you will have the freedom to select training for first aiders that is appropriate to the needs of your company/organisation.

It's also an excellent opportunity to review what you're doing at the moment and make sure it's up to standard. Are your first aid kits appropriately stocked, if you have a first aid room, is it properly equipped for the situations that could affect your business, and are your first aid personnel properly trained

What is Kinesiology tape? 

Designed to mimic the skin, Kinesiology tape integrates with the body’s sensory system naturally to help you play harder and recover faster. Unlike traditional taping it provides support and relieves pain without restricting muscles or blood flow.

As athletes Sporttape understand the need for a cost effective and reliable solution. So rather than re-inventing the wheel they decided to refine it and make it more affordable.

Available in sizes, 5cmx5m, 10cm x 5m & 5cm x 22m