Surprisingly, the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) guidelines currently state that just one person with a current paediatric first aid certificate (12 hours) should be available when children are present or on outings. Like many, Read more…
Parents and teachers of children with anaphylaxis will be relieved to know that the Department of Health have taken the decision to allow schools to keep spare adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs). The new legislation comes into Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
Hypothermia is when the internal temperature of the body drops below the normal level. As w ell as walkers, skiers and those working in cold conditions – babies, the elderly and disabled can also suffer Read more…
If a casualty has an injury to their bones, muscles or joints, your aim as a first aider is to prevent further injury. Because of the similar signs and symptoms, it may be difficult for Read more…
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