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We believe that E-Learning is wrong when it comes to First Aid Training and so do the HSE! Here’s why… When you’re learning to drive a car you need to have theoretical knowledge in order to gain a solid understanding. You also need some practice in order to gain more confidence. It is similar[…]
There are a lot of myths out there about workplace first aid, so here is a blog that will help you separate the facts from the fibs. MYTH #1 – “Tilt your head back to stop a nosebleed” Tilt it forward! Tilting your head backwards may cause blood to enter your airway stomach.[…]
AED’s are increasingly becoming available in workplaces and the community (public access defibrillation). Common placements are in public venues such as swimming pools, train stations, tube stations, air ports, and shopping centres. In rural communities they are often available in places such as ex-telephone boxes. They may be protected by an access code, which is[…]
About six in a thousand men, and two in a thousand women in the UK between 30-69 years old, have a heart attack each year. A heart attack is a blockage in the heart, which stops oxygen getting to all parts of the heart and makes the heart muscle die. Blockages can be caused by[…]
Febrile convulsions are seizures triggered when a young child develops a high temperature, commonly during illness. Around one in fifty children will have had one by the time they reach they age of five. Signs and symptoms: Lowered level or loss of consciousness, accompanied by fitting May become either stiff or floppy Eyes may roll back[…]
There are over 2.6 million people with diabetes in the UK and it is estimated that there are half a million people who do not know they have the condition. Often people do not realise that they have diabetes and, because of this, their blood sugar can reach dangerously high levels. We call this hyperglycaemia.[…]