Waterhouses Community First Responders

Links

(WCFRG takes no responsibility for the content of any website linked to from this site, nor for any downloads that may be available)

There are many Community First Responder Groups with websites, both in the UK and abroad. We all have a common purpose: that of saving lives, and it is in our common interest to raise the profile of First Responding in the eyes of the public. One way we can do this is exchange links to each other's websites - this should improve our search engine rankings, as well as enabling us to keep in touch with each other and share ideas.

This is by no means a comprehensive list, but I'm working on it.

If you are a member of a Community First Responder Group with a website, please list us on your links page, and please write to me so that I can include you on ours. Here are some to start with:

Community First Responder Groups (now alphabetical, but I still I don't do favourites)
Other Useful & Interesting Sites
General
 
Our village surgery
JRCALC   Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Service Liaison Committee
 
Association of Volunteeer Rescue Engineers
 
West Midland Air Ambulance Service
 
Joining ICE can save your life
 
Read how to perform CPR ~ it may save a life
 
Lots of useful links & other information
The suction unit we carry on our ambulance
 
A couple of very useful posters
A good video posted on YouTube of a Lucas device
 
A web forum for keeping in touch with other Responder groups
 
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness –- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
Anatomy & Physiology
Good for learning your anatomy**
Everything you need to know (& more) ~ works best in IE
Animation of blood flow through the heart
The heart's electrical system
Good animation of the electrical system of the heart
From the same site as the heart animation above
(More than) what you need to know about PQRST waves
Really useful for learning your anatomy & physiology. Don't miss the 'Narrated Tour' of the heart if you are swotting for your CFR exam!
Lots of useful pages: typical BBC**
Other Learning Sites/Downloads
American, but still lots of good stuff for UK teams ~ especially the videos**
Lots of good stuff. Particularly relevant is this RTC page
Not a website, but a downloadable PowerPoint* presentation
Lots of useful information here
Listen to lung & heart sounds
 
A comprehensive survey of this most important topic
Shown in a series of diagrams
Powerpoint* Presentation on the ins & outs of correct lifting & moving
The same information in Word document form
Powerpoint* Presentation ~ what Responders should be aware of
Managing Complications in......A World Health Organisation site.
This link takes you straight to the page in question, but also have a look at some of the other pages ~ see the blue links panel on the right of their page.
The PQRST Method for Pain Assessment
Beyond the scope of CFRs, but worth knowing about
Reference
A good source of reference material
Comprehensive, free, up-to-date health information
Aimed at patients, very informative articles written in lay terms
Medical Dictionary (American)
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*If you don't have Powerpoint, you can get a free Powerpoint Viewer here
** Thanks to Marie for these links. If you see any good sites, please let me know.

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