by Emma Hammett | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized |
Covid-Secure First Aid Training – how we will keep you safe on your course We want to assure you that all our scheduled and bespoke first aid courses will be going ahead as planned. First Aid for Life are a covid-secure First Aid training business and...
by Emma Hammett | Oct 28, 2020 | Uncategorized |
Autumn in the UK usually heralds the start of firework season. There are many festivities where fireworks feature strongly; such as Halloween, Bonfire Night, Diwali, New Year and Chinese New Year. This year is different. Due to covid-19, public displays have been...
by Emma Hammett | Oct 13, 2020 | Essential First Aid, First Aid Advice |
We all know people who have asthma. However, very few of us would know what to do if someone close by started to have a serious asthma attack and was struggling to breathe. Read on to find out what asthma is, what may trigger it and how to help someone having an...
by Emma Hammett | Oct 13, 2020 | Schools, Uncategorized |
Nose bleeds Children often have nose bleeds. They can be a result of warm weather or exercise, which dilate the small blood vessels in their nose, or they can be the result of picking or poking their noses, or running into things. If a...
by Emma Hammett | Oct 10, 2020 | Uncategorized |
This week is Diabetes Week in the UK. Every day, 65 people in the UK die early as a result of diabetes. Therefore, it is important to know how to help a diabetic whose life is in danger. What is it? Diabetes is a condition where someone is unable to adequately...
by Emma Hammett | Oct 7, 2020 | Essential First Aid |
Ear problems can be very uncomfortable and unpleasant, especially in children. However, they don’t usually cause long term problems. Here are the top common ear problems and how to deal with them so they don’t cause too much pain or distress. ...
by Emma Hammett | Oct 7, 2020 | Uncategorized |
Everything you need to know about heart health from cardiac arrest and CPR, to heart attacks and high blood pressure. The heart is one of our most vital organs and fundamental to life. We have written so many articles on this amazing organ, here is a review of...
by Emma Hammett | Oct 6, 2020 | Uncategorized |
Prolonged stress is bad for us. It raises our cortisol levels. Stress can manifest itself as a physical and mental health problem. Stress causes an increase in cortisol levels, which leaves us in a continual state of alertness, ready to jump into a fight,...
by Emma Hammett | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized |
New Partnership Announcement First Aid for Life are pleased to announce that we are working in partnership with Stereosport Activ by Sterosport. Together, we seek to raise awareness of cycling first aid and the culture change required by...
by Emma Hammett | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized |
It’s a shocking statistic, but each year over 4,500 people in England and Wales die following a fall. Nearly a third of a million people will also need hospital treatment. It is often older people who suffer from falls and unfortunately many of them may never recover...
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