Posts Tagged ‘defibrillator’
Devizes Dental Team to Learn How to Use Life-Saving Defibrillator
A dental team from Devizes is undergoing training to use life-saving equipment after the practice invested in a defibrillator. Long Street Dental has recently invested in the defibrillator, which can save the lives of patients who have had a heart attack and staff members are now learning how to use the equipment. Nick Flindall, principal […]
Winchester Dentist Launches New Scheme to Install Defibrillators in Dental Surgeries
A dentist from Winchester has joined forces with local medical officials to launch a new scheme to encourage as many dental practices as possible to install a defibrillator. Nick Forster, from St James’ Dental Practice, has teamed up with five colleagues to launch NHS England Scheme for Community Defibrillator’s. With the aim of getting as […]
Dental Team Saves Patient’s Life After He Suffers Heart Attack in the Waiting Room
A dentist and receptionist performed live-saving CPR and used a defibrillator to help a patient who suffered a heart attack at a surgery in Tameside on Monday. Fifty-three year old, Simon Walker, was waiting to see a dentist at Maggie Jackson Independent Dental Hygiene Service in Tameside, when he suffered a heart attack. He fell […]
All Scottish NHS Dental Practices To be Equipped With A Defibrillator
The Scottish government has announced plans to equip all NHS dental practices in the country with a defibrillator. The new scheme, which will cost around £1 million, is designed to save lives in the event of a patient suffering a heart attack in the dental chair. In total, 970 defibrillators will be fitted across Scotland […]
Dental Practices Lacking Life-Saving Equipment
A recent survey has revealed that a large number of dental practices in the UK are lacking life-saving equipment. In a poll, over half of staff members from dental practices said that they were unsure whether or not there was a defibrillator at their place of work. The survey revealed that 54 per cent of […]
Buxton Dental Practice Donates Money To Local School To Buy Defibrillator
Members of staff from a dental practice in Buxton have raised hundreds of pounds to help a local school buy a defibrillator. The team from Lightwood Dental donated £600 to Buxton Community School to help fund a defibrillator, a piece of lifesaving equipment. The school successfully managed to raise the remaining £600 and six members […]
