CPR

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A book has been created for parents and caregivers - so they can be well-equipped, should they have to perform CPR on a child

A book has been created to teach parents CPR

The defibrillator is being installed at the Salmon Inn in Galashiels.

Saving lives in Galashiels

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Virgin Media O2 has partnered with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to make defibrillators more accessible on the high street.

Virgin Media O2 stores to install defibrillators to save lives

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Paramedics Christine Graham, Lynn Dixon, Ali Graham and Jedburgh Fire Station crew commander Calum Brown. (Photo: BILL McBURNIE)

Jedburgh folk invited to learn simple life-saving skills at an open day later th...

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Lifesaving is par for the course at Jedburgh Golf Club
A former armed forces first aid trainer has brought the gift of life to members at Jedburgh Golf Club.
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Christian Eriksen releases first public message since suffering a cardiac arrest...

HeartSafe has a map of the UK's publicly available defibrillators (HeartSafe)

This is how to find your nearest defibrillator - and how to do CPR

Markku Kanerva, Head Coach of Finland and Teemu Pukki of Finland wait on the pitch as Christian Eriksen (Not pictured) of Denmark receives medical treatment during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group B match between Denmark and Finland on June 12, 2021 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Christian Eriksen: viewers criticise BBC live coverage after player received CPR...

Fans were visibly distressed by the scenes (Getty Images)

Christian Eriksen stabilised after receiving CPR during Denmark vs Finland

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One in 10 care homes were told to change resuscitation orders for patients (Photo: Shutterstock)

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How to save a life...people of all ages have the power to help others who suffer an out of hospital cardiac arrest.

Half a million people have already signed up to Save A Life For Scotland

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Arnold Clark invests £150,000 in life-saving defibrillators in all its branches

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These are the unexpected signs of cardiac arrest for women

A new public access defibrillator has been installed outside the Spar store in Lothian Road, Jedburgh, thanks to a donation from charity St John Scotland. Pictured are community councillor Georgiana Craster, Graham Watt (vestry secretary for St Johns Church), Alastair Hutton and Angela Scott, from the Spar store, who will be involved in defibrillator training.

Charity donates life-saving device for Jedburgh

A member of the Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team sets up a CPR dummy to demonstrate to the Earlston Resilience Team..

Earlston folk get resilient

More than 100,000 copies of the booklet have sold since 1975 and it is hoped even more people will now purchase the pocket-sized version.

A Matter of Life or Death: that's what first aid is to this Borders doctor

The County Hotel in Selkirk, the venue for tonight's free training session in CPR and defibrillator use

Attend training session and save lives

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Video: TV star Carol Smillie teaches CPR with help of Proclaimers hit

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Avril McLeod with her daughters Sarah and Emily.

Legacy of tragic Avril still helping to save lives
The legacy of a Hawick mother of two killed by heart failure at the age of just 35 is helping to reduce the risk of others across the Borders suffering a similar fate.
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Scotlands top five nuisance telephone calls of 2016 have been revealed in a new YouGov survey.

Survey reveals Scotland's top five nuisance calls of 2016

SBSR Mountain Biker Peebles cardiac arrest rescue

Mountain biker airlifted to hospital

Dr Paul Neary, Ross MacLeod (Avrils Partner), Rod McIntosh
Emily and Sarah MacLeod (Avril and Rosss daughters) at the presentation of the AutoPulse machine

Avril's legacy of life-saving medical equipment

Borders children at lowest level of risk

Defibrillator's from NHs to The British Heart Foundation.

Village hall offers free defibrillator training

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