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St John Ambulance (UK) have launched a controversial new campaign to encourage people to learn basic first aid skills. Entitled “Helpless”, the TV advert follows the story of a cancer survivor who dies after...
Have you ever attended a first aid or CPR course? If so, you may have heard the term Chain of Survival used, so what exactly is the chain of survival and what does it mean...
First aid saves lives, but how important is it to learn basic first aid skills? Check out these first aid statistics. – Up to 150,000 people in the UK die each year in situations where...
Teaching first aid and CPR skills can be a rewarding & useful experience. In addition, the demand for first aid courses is high due to health & safety requirements in various countries (for example,...
Public access defibrillators (Don’t know what a defibrillator is? Check out our guide – What is a Defibrillator?) are instrumental in improving out of hospital cardiac arrest survival. Recently, more and more defibrillators are being...
The British Red Cross’s first aid app for Apple, Android & Blackberry phones has reached over one million downloads. Joe Mulligan, head of first aid education, said: “What the download numbers show is that,...
Want a quick and easy way to test your CPR knowledge online? Check our CPR Test, a new way for you to test your CPR knowledge online. CPR Test provides a range of first...
What is a fracture? A fracture is the same as a broken bone and the two terms can be used interchangeably. A fracture can occur for many reasons, often due to trauma or excess force...
Most people do not know the number to call in the event of an emergency on holiday in Europe, a survey suggests. The Foreign Office poll of more than 2,000 people in the UK...
In this first aid blog post we discuss the recognition and management of hypothermia (low body temperature). What is hypothermia? Hypothermia occurs when your body temperate drops below 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). Our body temperature...
Most people have heard of the Red Cross, whether it be on TV, the radio or on the street! But who exactly are they? What do they do? The International Red Cross and Red...
St Andrew’s First Aid, Scotland’s first aid charity, are giving away free first aid guides and cool fridge magnets as part of their How Hereos Are Made campaign. Just fill out the form on...
If someone was in need of help, would you just walk on by? This question seems easy to answer in theory – of course I wouldn’t. I’d stop and help. Unfortunately, most people wouldn’t. This...
Mental health first aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis We’re all familiar with ‘traditional’ first aid – helping people with a physical problem...
