Millie’s Mark is named after Millie Thompson. The Millie’s Mark award certifies that in a nursery, all practitioners are fully trained in Paediatric First Aid. Millie’s Trust was set up by Joanne and Dan Thompson in 2012 after their nine-month-old daughter...
Read moreGreat News for Anaphylaxis Emergencies! Parents, as well as teachers of children with anaphylaxis can no keep spare adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs). The Department of Health has made the decision to allow schools to keep spares on site for emergencies. The...
Read moreWant to know some quick tips on how to assist with fainting? Watch our video below! Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes. Did you know? 1 in 3 people will faint in their lifetime The Science Part When a casualty faints...
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Asthma in the UK is extremely common. It is no surprise then that there are nearly 6 million people in the UK who suffer from the condition. But despite affecting so many of us, over 1,500 people die of Asthma Read more…
‘Mum! I’ve got something in my eye!’ ‘Dad, I can’t see, can you have a look?!’ Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Just like eye injuries, gettings things into our eyes is pretty common even as adults. But how do we determine Read more…
It’s important to remember that accidents can happen at anytime… First aid provisions need to be available at all times including: weekends, holidays, sickness and shift cover. So, how are we meant to know how many first aiders our workplace Read more…
We have had so many questions about whether you need to take First Aid precautions for the public. Whenever our needs assessment email goes out, it sparks a real debate! But what is the right answer? Estimated reading time 3 Read more…
It can be really traumatic to witness someone having a seizure. But it can be even more traumatic when you don’t know what to do… What are seizures? Seizures or fits are most commonly associated with epilepsy. As a first Read more…
Most seizures are easy to spot, but would you be able to recognise a minor seizure? Minor seizures, also known as absence seizures (the most common symptom) are more difficult to recognise than most fits. You will be able to Read more…