Doctor is running life-saving courses
Members of the public are being offered the chance to become potential life safers thanks to a local doctor.
Dr Kyle Lifson is running a free defibrillator training session in Springfield House in Stirling from 10am on Friday February 9 in partnership with non-profit making business business support company Ceteris.
Dr Lifson has over 30 years’ experience in medicine and 20 years’ experience as an NHS dispensing GP in rural west Stirling and the Hebrides and has now established Kalmed Clinic, a private dispensing General Practice in Stirling.
His hospital background is in general medicine and cardiology with research and publications pertaining to the acute management of myocardial infarctions.
He also has extensive accident and emergency experience and was previously Medical Officer for Lomond Mountain Rescue Team.
He has also been a BASICS (British Association of Immediate Care Scotland) volunteer doctor in Forth Valley for 19 years.
Dr Lifson said:“I have been involved in thousands of cardiac arrests and seen vast improvements in the management of heart attack patients within the NHS.
“Sadly, this has not been matched by major improvements in the community in terms of cardiac arrest victim survival.
“We require a high-level commitment to raise awareness of the key issues in the Chain of Survival.
“People can make a difference and get involved with the Save a Life for Scotland Campaign, British Heart Foundation CPR/defibrillator training schemes and the tremendous work of the Trossachs Search and Rescue Team who provide free community training and have provided 100 public access defibrillators in the Trossachs and surrounding areas.”
The training session will take approximately 60 to 90 minutes and be relaxed, informal and start with a 10 minute brief and quick demonstration prior to attendees recieving hands on CPR and defib training with training mannequins.
There is no need to book, simply show up on the day at Springfield House, Laurelhill Business Park, Kings Park.