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…
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Fact File – Asthma
Treatment for asthma The most common form of treatment is medication taken through an inhaler, also called a pump or a puffer. Inhalers contain measured doses of medication that you take into your airways when you breathe in, with few or no side effects. There are many different types of…
Fact File – Chest Seal: Sucking Chest Wounds
In managing penetrating trauma in the tactical environment there are limited lifesaving interventions that are available to the tactical first responder. Mastering these skills under austere conditions requires repeated practice to build instinctive muscle memory. One such skill is familiarity with the use, placement, and venting of a chest seal…
REC – Outdoor First Aid Courses
Background: Solution Aid First Aid Training is accredited to run all Rescue Emergency Care (REC) first aid courses. Rescue Emergency Care (REC) is a well-known and respected first aid training organisation founded in the mid-1980s by Dr Robert Phillips while working in remote healthcare and adventure rescue services. REC was…
28/01/2016 AoFAQ Level 2 Award in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation – AED.
January has been a very busy month so far for Solution Aid with the delivery of HSE First Aid based courses today our trainers have been delivering a Level 2 Award in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation (QCF) qualification. These courses have been run at sites across Liverpool, Manchester…