First Aid, Advice News & Updates
Helmets – can they really save lives? Do helmets really offer substantial protection or are they a symptom of an over-cautious and risk averse society? The Canadian Paediatric Society states that head injuries account for the majority of deaths, serious injuries and...
Take head injuries seriously and treat quickly, says NICE Nice have published new guidelines on the treatment of head injuries: Children and adults who suffer a head injury should be taken straight to a hospital with resuscitation facilities to avoid potentially...
UCL published a fascinating study which concluded that Young men in England who drive, face an almost five times greater risk of being hurt per hour than those who ride a bike. Researchers looked at hospital admissions and deaths in England between 2007 and 2009 for...
Michael Schumacher is in a coma following the head injury he sustained whilst skiing; however we were told that he was only unconscious for a few seconds, seemed ok when he came round and it wasn’t until later that he collapsed. How could this happen and what is the...
Top tips to stay safe and healthy at Christmas Christmas can be a fabulous time of year, but can also prove stressful and dangerous, particularly with houses busier than usual, brimming with over-excited little ones. According to ROSPA (the Royal Society for the...
A poison is any substance (a solid, liquid, or a gas) which can cause damage if it enters the body in sufficient quantities. A poison can be swallowed, breathed in, absorbed through the skin or injected. Some poisons cause an all over reaction: and can result in...
Do not remove the embedded object from the wound as it will have damaged on the way in and will damage again on the way out! It may also be stemming any bleeding. Use a rolled cloth or triangular bandage to make a donut ring (see video about bleeding) and then apply...
Urban Cottage Industries invests in an AED and first aid training for all staff Last year 173 workers in the UK were killed and 111,164 suffered a major injury at work. The UK Health and Safety Executive’s guidance suggests one trained first-aider for between five and...
Whether it is a crowded shopping trip, a Theme Park, Fireworks Display or Concert one thing for sure is that there will be a lot of people! Huge crowds can be daunting for any of us, but particularly for children, thinking ahead and taking a few basic precautions can...
Ministers are planning to change rules that ban schools holding supplies of medicines such as Salbutamol/Ventolin that have not been prescribed to a specific child. Asthma UK said the change was urgently needed as 1.1 million children are currently at risk because...
Over a four week period around November 5th more than 1,000 people are likely to suffer injuries due to fireworks. Of these accidents, nearly 600 are likely to occur at home or private parties and nearly 400 accidents are likely to involve children under the age of...
BBC Health Following an advert from St John Ambulance, Emma Hammett was interviewed by BBC News to give her view on how to promote the importance of first aid. Read the full article here.
Schoolgirls ‘tried to stop bleeding’ with first aid on Hainault stabbing victim Residents said the attack was in Manford Way park, near flats in Woodman Path. by Lizzie Dearden, ReporterWednesday, May 22, 2013 5:34 PM Three children who witnessed a...
The HSE is no longer accrediting any First Aid training Centres So what do these changes mean to you? From the 1st October the HSE will no longer accredit any First Aid training centres such as First Aid for Life. By no longer directly accrediting centres; the HSE...
Last week First Aid for Life were privileged to be invited to Aldborough E-ACT Free School to teach children from 4 to 8, key first aid skills as part of their Health and Safety Week. ‘The ethos at AEFS is very much built around what children CAN do, and the capacity...
