Abe Elkinson (born 13 June 1969) is a businessman who lives in Manchester, England. He was born in
Dublin
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,
Ireland
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. One of five children whose father died of
heart attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when Ischemia, blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. The most common symptom ...
, this loss was to be the catalyst behind Elkinson's company Trust Medical.
Real Business Magazine cited Trust Medical as one of 50 UK companies that are 'The Cream of British Startups'. Through his own personal experience, Elkinson is determined that Trust Medical will assist in preventing out of hospital deaths due to heart attack and workplace accidents. To help deliver his message, Elkinson teamed up with presenter and GP Mark Porter and Journalist and broadcaster Michael Buerk. He has associations with the British Cardiac Patients Association, the Ambulance Service and Philips Medical Systems. Trust Medical is the UK's first company to specialise in providing resuscitation equipment,
first aid training and occupational health services to UK organisations.
Trust Medical was closed the 29th January 2017.
Elkinson is a director of Elkinson and Jones, a company that provides advice to small- to medium-sized enterprises seeking corporate finance, business planning and structuring.
References
1969 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Dublin (city)
Philanthropists from Dublin (city)
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