More than 12 million people in the UK are living with diabetes or prediabetes, and many of them do not know it. You may also have heard the terms insulin resistance and glucose intolerance. So, what do they all mean, and how are they different? In this article, we...
First aid courses normally teach two different ways of rolling someone into the recovery position. The first is aimed at someone who is unconscious and breathing, and the other is for someone unconscious and breathing but who is suspected of having a spinal injury....
Putting someone in the recovery position ensures that their airway is clear and open. Additionally, it means that they will not choke on fluid or vomit in their mouth. If you are sure that they are unconscious/unresponsive and breathing, the only position to help them...
At work Electric shocks can be fatal. Each year there around 1000 accidents at work involving electric shock or burns are reported to the Health and Safety Executive. Furthermore, around 30 of these are fatal. The majority of these fatalities arise from contact with...
A topic we always cover on our first aid courses is how to help someone of any age who is choking. It is one of the most common emergencies people witness – and one of the most time-critical. The problem isn’t simply that people don’t know what to do; many don’t...
New finger-prick test for stroke Ambulance crews in parts of the UK are now trialling a quick finger-prick blood test for stroke. The result takes around 10 minutes. It shows whether someone is likely to have a large vessel occlusion – a clot blocking one of the main...
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