Flood Fire & Medical Training Ltd

04/12/2017

For anyone that has a real Christmas tree, just beware what a dry tree or faulty lights can cause. It can burn down your house so please be careful this time of year. Proof is in the video below and as a past firefighter I have seen the effects of this happening.

01/10/2017

Another player assist from the pitch yesterday in Thomond Park - hopefully not a very serious injury.

26/09/2017

Good Fire Extinguisher and Evacuation session done yesterday with a very large group - well received - demonstration of CO2 & Foam and all ran when powder was used

23/09/2017

Today i am going to highlight the importance of CPR and the reason is that you never know when your skills may be needed, Yesterday in a primary school a 9 year old boy collapsed and died but by the principle doing CPR - that little boy is still alive today.
Plus the importance of the availability of defibrillators in the community is paramount.
We at Flood Fire & Medical are constantly training people in that skill and we are very good at it - reason is that all the instructors are Professional medics and highly skilled, if you or your friends and family are interested in completing this course - please contact us for our public courses.

A heroic school principal helped save a boy's life by performing CPR and using a defibrillator on him when he suffered a cardiac arrest.

17/09/2017

After being made aware of the video link attached, it is vitally important to make sure we have 2 working smoke alarms in our homes - either they be mains operated or battery. Please make sure that you check them to see that they are working correctly, especially as we are coming into the cold nights and spending more time indoors, and using heating systems or more electrical units.

Researchers are trying to design new smoke alarm sound after it was discovered they fail to wake most children.

15/09/2017

Lets be aware of the dangers of Sepsis

Nearly one-in-five patients who develops sepsis dies of the condition, it emerged today.

15/09/2017

Today i am going to highlight a medical condition that can be misdiagnosed or put down as bad cold / flu or just feeling totally under the weather - like flu symptoms - going to post a video to show you what to watch for plus a link to todays Irish Independent of the death of a 5 year old little girl and trying to make people more aware of signs & symptoms
SEPSIS = blood poisioning / infection
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/fears-death-of-maja-5-may-be-linked-to-sepsis-36134376.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NdLnHbLZMU

It is feared that a five-year-old girl who died just days after starting Junior Infants may have contracted a blood infection, or sepsis.

12/09/2017

When we hear of someone in the river and the fire service doing a rescue / this does not just happen / its all about fine tuning skills and constant training - just like the pictures attached -

10/09/2017

10/09/2017

Last night i was pitchside medic in Thomond park for the meeting of Munster and the Cheetah's from South Africa - nice experience to be on the pitch watching players of the calibre of both teams and future teams to come - very lucky to be accepted by the Red Cross to be their medic chosen to be pitchside -- and sometimes on the TV when a player needs medical assistance as you see ---

02/09/2017

Those of us who have children or had kids - will know the shock or upset when a child starts to eat fast or choke - but kids are capable of anything in those early forming years - today i am posting a very interesting video of a child admitted to hospital and what happens next is great - Its amazing to meet a medic with knowledge and experience - enough of me -- just watch and see - FAB

31/08/2017

Evening All -- as you have seen the last evenings post of Hands Only CPR and performed by the good Old Vinny Jones - if you listened - where to put your hands - how fast to push - how deep to push - and who you kiss - FUNNY - but actually factual - This evening I am posting the American version - depending on your age --- let me know which one you prefer but really the exact same info -- for men in the audience the medical crew is not reality

Ken Jeong suits up in new Stayin' Alive video to promote Hands-Only CPR. Please visit http://bit.ly/AHACrowdRise for more information.