Tags: Skills For Life
No Time To Wait Or Hesitate – when a heart stops, you cannot afford to do the same - being PREPARED is KEY!
Posted: Sat, 31 Dec 2022
(Thanks to Siobhan at Market Harborough Town FC, Leicestershire for sharing her personal account from this summer when a young person's heart stopped whilst playing football and the emergency actions taken by bystanders which helped to save his life).... Read More »
Leicestershire boaters on board to create a heartsafe community with support from JHMT
Posted: Tue, 22 Feb 2022
BOATERS in Sileby marina on the South Navigation in Charnwood, Leicestershire have successfully funded and launched a public accessible defibrillator (PAD) for the local boating community as well as for dog walkers, fishermen and those taking a leisurely... Read More »
SADS Week 2021 – SADS in Sport Talk – to Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) students - Loughborough College
Posted: Sat, 09 Oct 2021
Forewarned is Forearmed: Harshil Dhutia, Consultant Cardiologist, Glenfield Hospital UHL, Medical lead for JHMT delivered the annual SADS in Sport Talk to young students on the Sport England, Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS)/Dual Career programme at Loughborough College.
The talk focused on the underlying heart conditions like SADS that can effect athletes and those who participate in high level and regular sport and physical activities in the community.
This was then followed by a practical 'HANDS ON' CPR and how to use an AED session for the TASS students with JHMT's Alan White. Read More »
Simple Skills Save Lives – JHMT Patron Martin Johnson calls for roll out of CPR training after Eriksen collapse
Posted: Thu, 17 Jun 2021
World Cup-winning rugby captain describes incident as 'wake-up call'
Martin Johnson has said the terrifying collapse of Christian Eriksen should be a wake-up call to the dangers of sudden cardiac arrest and the importance of learning CPR. Read More »
UK Coaching’s Sudden Cardiac Arrest Digital Toolkit: Learn to Be Quick, Smart and Restart a Heart
Posted: Tue, 11 May 2021
Sudden Cardiac Arrest can happen to anyone, anytime, anyplace, with 60,000 people having a sudden cardiac arrest in the community every year in the UK. Sadly, only 1 in 10 survive. However, if effective action is taken within the first minute, it can treble chances of survival. Read More »
JHMT teams up with Leicester City in the Community - one GOAL - a heartsafe community for all
Posted: Thu, 21 Nov 2019
The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT) is working with Leicester City in the Community to provide vital life-saving training to youth clubs
JHMT is carrying out CPR & defibrillator training at the Premier League Kick sessions run by Leicester City... Read More »
