Tags: CPR
Creating a Generation of Life Savers
Posted: Wed, 18 Nov 2015
A national conference to discuss and promote the teaching of life-saving resuscitation skills in schools on Friday, 26th February 2016 at the Royal College of Physicians, Regents Park, London.
There is good evidence that the provision of resuscitation... Read More »
Rugby Club Takes Part in Life-Saving Training
Posted: Tue, 13 Oct 2015
Leicester Forest Rugby Football Club, in Leicester Forest East, has installed a new defibrillator. Club members got training on how to use the new equipment, as well as how to perform CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation), from specialists at JHMT.
JHMT... Read More »
Teen Website Highlights Sudden Heart Deaths in Young People
Posted: Thu, 18 Jun 2015
The Health for Teens website, launched by LPT in March this year, has introduced a page called nine things you need to know about how to save a life.
The page contains facts about sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) an all-too-often hidden killer... Read More »
Charities Welcome Budget Announcement of Extra Money to Buy Public Access Defibrillators
Posted: Thu, 02 Apr 2015
Two charities, the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT) and the Leicestershire Heartsafe Programme have welcomed this announcement, as survival rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the UK are far below those achieved elsewhere in Europe and in... Read More »
Health & Social Care Students from Groby CC Get 'Hands On' CPR Training
Posted: Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Two groups of students from Groby Community College studying Health & Social Care were invited to attend CPR training delivered by Alan Harrison White from the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust. Alan delivered two hour sessions with the students and the... Read More »
Village Phone Box Gets New Lease of Life & Could Now Save Lives
Posted: Mon, 16 Feb 2015
A LIFE-SAVING community defibrillator has been installed in the village of Quorn.
The defibrillator – in a former public telephone box in Station Road – has been fitted thanks to the efforts of Quorn Parish Council, Charnwood Borough Council,... Read More »
Harborough Pupils Learn How to Save Lives
Posted: Thu, 05 Feb 2015
Hundreds of students at a Harborough school are being taught how to use a defibrillator and vital CPR skills in a rolling programme which will hopefully create a generation of young life-savers.
Pupils at Robert Smyth Academy are being trained as part... Read More »
‘Thank you’ for going the extra mile
Posted: Thu, 01 Jan 2015
As we enter 2015, JHMT would like to say a HUGE thank you to all our supporters and dedicated volunteers who, during the past year have played such a vital part in helping Joe's Trust raise further awareness of sudden, unexpected death in young people... Read More »
Young Academy footballers join the premier league of lifesavers
Posted: Fri, 28 Nov 2014
Some of Leicester-shire's top academy footballers went back to the class room earlier today to learn key lifesaving skills as part of the the Joe's Mini Heartstart for Sports (JMHS4S) lifesaving course which was delivered by JHMT's Alan Harrison White.... Read More »
Joe's Mini HeartStart 4 Sports
Posted: Mon, 24 Nov 2014
...are you ready to save a life?
Joe's Mini Heartstart 4 Sports (JMHS4S) is a pioneering scheme, aimed at offering Junior sports club members including players, official and supporters the chance to learn key cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how... Read More »
Alan takes lifesaving message to more than 10,000 people in the war against SADS – all for the love of Joe
Posted: Tue, 07 Oct 2014
Alan Harrison-White, who volunteers for local charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT), has travelled to all corners of the city and county to visit schools and sports clubs with a vital life-saving message.
Young people, sports coaches, parents... Read More »
Sporting clubs unite to break the silence on SADS
Posted: Fri, 03 Oct 2014
LEICESTERSHIRE'S biggest sports clubs are uniting to back SADS Awareness Week 2014.
The week, which is organised by local charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT), runs from 4-11 October and aims to raise awareness of potentially fatal, undiagnosed... Read More »
England’s top young cricketers to learn vital lifesaving skills
Posted: Thu, 07 Aug 2014
ENGLAND's under-19 cricketers are coming to the county next week to learn some vital life-saving skills delivered by a local charity. On 11 August the national under-19s team will be taking part in Joe's Mini HeartStart 4 Sports, a free training programme... Read More »
Family of fallen teen pushes for CPR, AEDs
Posted: Mon, 28 Jul 2014
Another key milestone for Joe's Trust as a number LCC sports staff took part in the BHF Heartstart CPR instructors training course to deliver the Joe's Mini- Heartstart 4 sports CPR training programme to city based community sports clubs.
This coincided... Read More »
Great sports, great champions of hands on CPR
Posted: Mon, 16 Jun 2014
'Congratulations' from everyone at JHMT to both Leics' athletes Eden Francis and Laura Samuels on their well deserved selection to represent Team England ( athletics squad) at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014.
Despite having dedicated so much time... Read More »
Clubs trained in saving lives
Posted: Fri, 18 Apr 2014
Life-saving skills are being taught to the public thanks to a link-up between a council and charity.
Leicester City Council sports services staff are to provide instructors to help deliver CPR training, working with the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust.
It... Read More »
Hockey Youngsters on Guard to Tackle SADS
Posted: Fri, 28 Mar 2014
JHMT's Alan Harrison-White gave another one of his SADS/ELS presentations to the Leicestershire & Rutland Hockey Association Schools and Youth Section. The training sessions formed a key part of a series of development training sessions held at St... Read More »
Leicestershire Schools Learn Life-Saving Skills
Posted: Mon, 03 Mar 2014
A pioneering scheme to turn children across Leicestershire into a "generation of lifesavers" was launched Friday to a Leicester Tiger's Ground full of about 250 pupils representing schools across Leicestershire.
Under Leicestershire's Heartsafe Schools... Read More »
Air Cadets fly the flag for JHMT at opening evening event
Posted: Mon, 17 Feb 2014
2229 Loughborough Air Cadets proudly showcase their CPR programme and work with JHMT to prospective recruits for 2014 at opening evening event held earlier this evening (17/02). Thank you for all your support!
Heart Smart with Heart Start - Every Child who knows CPR can be a life saver
Posted: Mon, 10 Feb 2014
Sacred Heart Academy in Loughborough held a "Ramp up the Red" day on 7 February, with proceeds going to the British Heart Foundation. De Lisle College students were keen to help with the day to raise the profile of learning emergency first aid, using... Read More »
