You could save a life with Heartstart course

Heartstart Discovery is running free two-hour training sessions in emergency life support for members of the public throughout April.

Being able to perform emergency life support (ELS), a set of actions needed to keep someone alive until professional help arrives, gives a casualty the best possible chance of survival.

Courses are free-of-charge and no medical knowledge is required in order to undertake one. It only takes two hours to learn the skills which may save a life and it is very likely that the person you help may be a family member or someone close to you.

The sessions cover:

• caring for an unconscious person who is breathing;

• caring for an unconscious person who is not breathing and performing CPR;

• awareness of defibrillators;

• how to recognise the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and how to deal with it.

Places are available for the Perth course on Saturday, April 20 from 10.30am until 12.30pm.

Training sessions can also be arranged on request for groups, organisations and clubs.

Helen Brady, Heartstart Discovery

Co-ordinator, said,“a Heartstart session could prove to be one of the most important training sessions you have ever undertaken.

Emergency life support skills really do help to save lives so please consider registering for a session today.

“Make it one of your aims in 2024 to learn these life saving skills or ensure that your ELS skills are up to date.”

For further details and to register please call Helen Brady on 07864 513742. You can also email helen. brady@nhs.scot or send a message at www.facebook.com/ Heartstartdiscovery.