The most common question we are asked during a Solution Aid Rescue and Emergency Care (REC) 16 hour outdoor first aid course is “What should I carry in my first aid kit?” This often happens as participants evaluate the content of the first aid kit they usually carry as they…
It is possible to survive and recover from a cardiac arrest, if you get the right treatment quickly. VF can sometimes be corrected by giving an electric shock through the chest wall, by using a device called a defibrillator. This can be done in the ambulance, or at hospital, or it…
A cardiac arrest happens when your heart stops pumping blood around your body. If someone has suddenly collapsed, is not breathing normally and is unresponsive, they are in cardiac arrest. There is no time to lose. Even if you are untrained your actions can help. A cardiac arrest is an…
You may not always have access to a first aid kit in an emergency. Here are some suggestions for other everyday items you can use. Alternative ways to treat burns If you don’t have water to cool the burn… …use juice, beer, milk… in fact use any cold liquid, until…
Monday 21st March saw the delivery of one of our most popular First Aid Courses the Emergency First Aid at Work course (EFAW) for a group of school teachers from Warrington. This course covered the following elements: First Aid Principles Vital Signs Accident Procedure – ABCDE Safe Airway Position Bleeding…
