The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 270 No 7232 p95
18 January 2003

Society summary

Society's Bristol branch provides resuscitation training for members

The Bristol branch of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has just finished putting 48 of its members through a refresher course on cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Using money from its public relations grant, the branch was able to put four groups of 12 pharmacists through a two-hour course designed to give them confidence to deal with an unconscious patient in their pharmacy or other place of work.

Branch chairman Jonathan Campbell said: "We all know that if a member of the public feels unwell, they head straight for their nearest pharmacy. Now a good number of pharmacists in Bristol feel better able to deal with an emergency life-saving situation."