Category: First aid blog

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First aid tip: First aid for hypothermia

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...

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What is the Red Cross?

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...

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What is the bystander effect? – videos

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...

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What is Mental Health First Aid? (MHFA)

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...

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What is a Defibrillator? (AED)

So what is a defibrillator? If you’re a fan of medical TV drama then you’ll have a vague idea – pads connected to a persons’ chest, lots of doctors running around shouting “Charging” and...

Heart attack deaths halve – BBC News 2

Heart attack deaths halve – BBC News

The death rate from heart attacks in England has halved in the last decade, says an Oxford University study. The research, published in the British Medical Journal, looked at more than 800,000 men and women who...

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Watch your own heart attack (on Youtube…)

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to watch your own heart attack? This clever British Heart Foundation advertisement from 2008 attempts to simulate just that. It does a great job of...

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Looking for first aid photos?

Are you looking for first aid photos? Here’s some places on the web where you can find various first aid photos showing first aid techniques and procedures. > Microsoft Office Images – search for “first aid”...