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Atrial Fibrillation 2When to See Your GP You may need to see your GP if you think you may have symptoms of atrial fibril...
04/11/2025

Atrial Fibrillation 2

When to See Your GP

You may need to see your GP if you think you may have symptoms of atrial fibrillation, you have palpitations that keep happening or are getting worse, you have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and treatment is not helping your symptoms.
You need to call 999 if you have a fast or irregular heartbeat and any of these symptoms:
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Sweating
• Feeling or being sick
• Fainting, feeling dizzy or falling over
• A severe headache
• Weakness or numbness on one side of you face or body
• Blurred vision or loss of sight
• Confusion or difficulty speaking

Atrial Fibrillation 1What is Atrial Fibrillation? It is a type of heart rhythm problem where your heartbeat is not stead...
28/10/2025

Atrial Fibrillation 1

What is Atrial Fibrillation?

It is a type of heart rhythm problem where your heartbeat is not steady. The symptoms are:
• An irregular heartbeat, where your pulse is not steady
• Suddenly feeling like your heart is pounding, racing, fluttering, skipping a beat- this may last for a few seconds up to a few minutes
• A heartbeat faster than 100 beats per minute
• Feeling very tired
• Finding it harder to exercise
• Chest pain or tightness
• Feeling short of breath, lightheaded, dizzy or like you might faint
Sometimes there are no symptoms, and atrial fibrillation is found as part of a routine check-up or when you are having tests for something else. If you get symptoms, they may stop and start on their own (paroxysmal atrial fibrillation) or stop after treatment (persistent atrial fibrillation). Over time you may always have symptoms (permanent atrial fibrillation).

Vaccines 6Quiz & AnswersQ1. Why are vaccines important?A1. They are the best thing we can do to protect ourselves ag...
21/10/2025

Vaccines 6

Quiz & Answers

Q1. Why are vaccines important?
A1. They are the best thing we can do to protect ourselves against ill health.
Q2. What diseases do they protect against?
A2. Since vaccines were introduced into the UK diseases like smallpox, polio and tetanus that used to kill or disable millions of people have gone away or are very rarely seen.
Q3. What happens if people stop having vaccines?
A3. It’s possible infectious diseases will quickly spread.
Q4. Why are measles and mumps starting to appear in England?
A4. Because less children are getting the MMR vaccination.
Q5. What percentage of children need to be vaccinated with the MMR to stop measles spreading completely?
A5. 95%.
Q6. How do vaccines work?
A6. Vaccines teach your immune system how to create antibodies that protect you from diseases.
Q7. Are vaccines safe?
A7. All vaccines are thoroughly tested to make sure they will not harm you or your child.
Q8. Who cannot have vaccines?
A8. People who’ve had a serious allergic reaction to a previous dose of vaccine, people with a weakened immune system.
Q9. What side effects are there?
A9. The most common side effects include: the injection site feeling a bit sore for 2-3 days, feeling a bit unwell or having a high temperature for 1-2 days, older children and adults may feel faint, feeling tired, having a headache, mild fever or flu-like symptoms.
Q10. What’s in a vaccine?
A10. Most vaccines contain a small amount of bacteria, virus or toxin that’s been weakened or destroyed in a laboratory first.

Vaccines 5QuizQ1. Why are vaccines important?Q2. What diseases do they protect against?Q3. What happens if people ...
14/10/2025

Vaccines 5

Quiz

Q1. Why are vaccines important?
Q2. What diseases do they protect against?
Q3. What happens if people stop having vaccines?
Q4. Why are measles and mumps starting to appear in England?
Q5. What percentage of children need to be vaccinated with the MMR to stop measles spreading completely?
Q6. How do vaccines work?
Q7. Are vaccines safe?
Q8. Who cannot have vaccines?
Q9. What side effects are there?
Q10. What’s in a vaccine?

Vaccines 4What’s in a vaccine?Most vaccines contain a small amount of bacteria, virus or toxin that has been weakened or...
07/10/2025

Vaccines 4

What’s in a vaccine?

Most vaccines contain a small amount of bacteria, virus or toxin that has been weakened or destroyed in a laboratory first. Some contain chemicals that make your body think it’s coming into contact with bacteria, virus or toxin. This means there’s a very low risk of healthy people catching a disease from a vaccine. It’s also why you might see vaccines being called “live” or “non-live”.

Differences between live and non-live vaccine:
Live (weakened) vaccines contain viruses or bacteria that have been weakened, cannot be given to people with a weakened immune system and give long term protection.
Non-live (destroyed) vaccine contain viruses or bacteria that have been destroyed, can be given to people with a weakened immune system and often needs several doses or a booster vaccine for full protection.

Vaccines 3How safe are vaccines? All vaccines are thoroughly tested to make sure they will not harm you or your child. I...
30/09/2025

Vaccines 3

How safe are vaccines?

All vaccines are thoroughly tested to make sure they will not harm you or your child. It often takes many years for a vaccine to make it through the trials and tests it needs to pass for approval.
Once a vaccine is being used in the UK it’s monitored for any rare side effects by the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). It is also carefully monitored to make sure it still works. Anyone can report a suspected side effect of a vaccination to the MHRA through the yellow card scheme.

What are the side effects of vaccination?

Most of the side effects are mild and do not last long. The most common ones include:
• The area where the needle goes in looking red, swollen and feeling a bit sore for 2-3 days
• Feeling a bit unwell or developing a high temperature for 1-2 days
• Older children and adults may feel faint
• Feeling tired, having a headache, mild fever or flu-like symptoms.

Some children might also cry and be upset immediately after the injection. This is normal and they should feel better after a cuddle. Common side effects usually pass after a few days.

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