Top Five Advantages Of Online First Aid Training
First aid is one of the basic life skills that everyone should equip themselves with. If anything, times like these remind us of the importance of saving lives and being there for other people....
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When to Wash Your Hands in First Aid
Effective and frequent hand washing is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection. First aiders must be aware of the proper hand hygiene protocols and when to wash their hands....
First Aid Guide to Commonly Prescribed Medications
A first aider or first responder may gather a medication (drug) history as part of their patient assessment. This information can be then passed onto emergency medical services when they arrive. In this first...
How to Use a Digital Blood Pressure Monitor
A digital blood pressure monitor is a fully or semi-automated, simple, lightweight machine used for monitoring blood pressure. It measures blood pressure and pulse simply and quickly and is easy to use, reliable and...
What is the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS)?
A stroke (also known as a brain attack) is a medical emergency that occurs when the blood supply to the brain becomes disrupted. Most strokes occur due to a blood clot blocking one of...
First Aid for a Migraine Headache
A migraine is a severe headache, often associated with other symptoms including nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity (photophobia) and noise sensitivity (phonophobia). An aura may occur before the migraine headache starts. An aura is a...
What is Toe-tourniquet Syndrome?
Toe-tourniquet syndrome occurs when a strand of hair wraps around a toe causing injury. This is known as a hair tourniquet. All parents and caregivers should be aware of the risk of hair tourniquets...
How does the heart beat by itself?
The heart requires a rhythm in which to pump the blood, this rhythm allows time for blood to fill the ventricles and for the ventricles to empty completely before filling again. In patients with...
What is the Function of Veins in the Circulatory System?
Veins are vascular vessels that carry blood to the heart. They arise or are formed from venules which are small vessels carrying deoxygenated blood from the capillaries in tissues. The pressure through veins...
Blood Pressure: Hypertension vs Hypotension
Blood pressure is a measure of the force that is required to push blood around the body. Like a boiler system, a certain amount of pressure is required to ensure adequate flow. The blood...
What are the Four Chambers of the Heart?
The heart is a muscular organ responsible for pumping blood around the body. The heart has a four-chamber system to enable oxygenated blood and deoxygenated blood to be kept separate from each other. The...
What is the Clavicle (Collar Bone)?
The clavicle, also called the collar bone, is an important bone which connects our upper limb to the rest of our body. The clavicle (collar bone) connects the sternum (breast bone) from the axial...
CPR and COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Resuscitation and CPR guidelines have been changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. The international liaison committee on resuscitation (ILCOR) has published new guidance based upon a review of the...
What is a Compound Fracture?
A compound fracture is another term for an open fracture. Compound / open fractures occur when the fracture causes a wound in the skin at or near the fracture site. As a result, the...
