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Podcasts

Click on any of the MP3 links below to play the audio files which have been prepared by Sussex Ambulance Service and comply with European Resuscitation Council Guidelines:

  • Burns - Explains the immediate treatment for burns and scalds.

  • Fits - How to deal with fits (convulsions/seizures) in adults and young children.

  • Wounds - Immediate actions for wounds, bleeding, and bleeding associated with fractures.

  • Unconscious patient who is breathing - How to deal with an unrousable patient who IS breathing (includes recovery position)

  • CPR for adults - Adults who have collapsed, unrousable and NOT breathing.

  • CPR for babies - Babies who are unrousable and NOT breathing.

  • Collapsed patient in detail - Explains the complete scenario including checks for breathing, circulation, etc.

 

NHS Health Encyclopedia
Click here to go to the NHS Health Encyclopedia which allows you to access information and advice on a range of conditions, surgical procedures, medications, and health issues.

Some of the most popular health encyclopaedia topics have been translated into other languages. You can access these topics by clicking on the image in the bottom left hand corner of every page on the website.

 

NHS Online Self Help Guide
Click here to access this online diagnostic tool.

 

Common Health Questions
Click here to get answers to commonly asked health and medical questions direct from the NHS.

 

Non-English Speakers
These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. It covers issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups.

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Live Health News

BBC News - Health
The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site.

Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk
Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
Pregnant women rights questioned
The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.
Drug prescribed after web search
A father persuades the NHS to give his sick daughter a "miracle" drug he found on the internet.
Addiction drugs 'aid weight loss'
A combination pill of two drugs used to treat addiction may help people lose weight, say US researchers.
Child heart op ban 'should stay'
Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.
Public health fear in NHS revamp
The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning.
Say fat not obese, says minister
GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says.
Hip hope from stem cell technique
Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.
Alcohol can 'lessen' arthritis
Drinking alcohol can reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, a study has found
Warning for obese mothers-to-be
Obesity levels among pregnant women have reached epidemic levels, putting the health of their babies at risk, experts say.
Friends offer 'a survival boost'
Having good friends and neighbours appears to boost survival chances by 50%, say researchers.
Churchill's teeth fetch £15,200
A partial set of false teeth made for Sir Winston Churchill are sold at auction in Norfolk for £15,200.
Calcium pill value 'pretty poor'
Professor John Cleland, cardiologist at Hull University, explains research that suggests calcium supplements may cause an increased risk of heart disease
Can your doctor call you 'fat'?
Doctors need to be more direct when they are dealing with overweight patients, according to the government's health minister.
Coping with loss of armed forces parent
A special holiday break is helping UK children cope with the loss of loved ones killed in conflict

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