Category: First aid blog

This blog post is an opinion post following a discussion amongst our team. Please let us know your thoughts in the comments! We want to have a debate about the future of first aid...

If you’ve ever been on a first aid/CPR training course, it’s likely you’ve heard about the ‘recovery position’. The recovery position is used when someone is unconscious, but breathing normally. But, how exactly does...

An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a medical device used to help victims of sudden cardiac arrest. AEDs work by delivering an electrical shock to the heart if indicated. This clears excessive electrical activity...

First aid can be lifesaving. Knowing the correct first aid treatment can make all the difference before the arrival of professional medical help. Unfortunately, there are several first aid myths still circulating that could...

Many of us will have fainted, or seen someone faint before. But what exactly goes on during a fainting episode? We’ll take a closer look at fainting, and the correct first aid treatment in...

There are many different forms of seizure that can occur. A tonic-clonic seizure occurs when the person first becomes very rigid (tonic) and then has rhythmical muscular contractions (clonic). The person is not usually...

Croup refers to the inflammation and narrowing of the upper parts of the air passages that lead into the lungs, interfering with breathing. Younger children are at greater risk because their airways are small...

Earaches are very common in early childhood. By age three, two-thirds of children have had an ear infection, and half of this group get them repeatedly. In infants and preschoolers, the middle ear, which...

A cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating blood around the body. This is not the same as a heart attack, we’ve discussed the difference in a previous first aid blog post....

Babies, toddlers and preschoolers are highly susceptible to colds. On average, a child may have three to eight colds a year. For unknown reasons, some children are more prone to getting colds than others....

A first aid book is a must-have for any family. Even if you’ve attended a first aid class, it’s impossible to remember everything. Therefore, having an up-to-date first aid book handy is vital.  When...

This serious inflammation of lung tissue is caused by either a bacterial or a viral infection. Newborns sometimes acquire pneumonia from bacteria in the maternal genital tract. More frequently, however, viruses are to blame...

An inflammation of the bronchioles—small, thin-walled airways leading from the bronchi (which run from the windpipe to the lungs) to the alveoli, the air sacs of the lungs—is known as bronchiolitis. The infection causes...

Between five and ten percent of children in the United States suffer from asthma, a respiratory disorder that causes episodes of wheezing, coughing and breathlessness. In most cases, the symptoms are mild, but some...