Multiple Casualties
When you are dealing with a multiple casualty situation in a remote area, you may be required to make very difficult decisions about the treatment and evacuation of casualties. A multiple causality … Continue Reading →
Category: The First Aid Show
The Social Stigmas of Dementia
Dementia has many social stigmas which www need to understand to have a better understanding of how to care for them. In this edition of the First Aid Show we … Continue Reading →
Excessive Bleeding Control
In the 2015 European resuscitation council changes there was clarification on what is called excessive bleeding. This type of bleeding is immediately life threatening and could be blast injuries, amputation … Continue Reading →
Is Dementia a Mental Illness
There has been confusion as to whether Dementia is a mental illness or not. On this edition of the First Aid Show we asked this question to PK Beville on … Continue Reading →
Working with Helicopter Rescue
In some cases the best way of evacuating a patient from a remote area or where land transfer is slow or would place the patient at a higher risk, is … Continue Reading →
Can Dementia Be Prevented
One question we have been asked on the First Aid Show and at ProTrainings is “can Dementia be prevented? In this episode of the First Aid Show we ask this … Continue Reading →
Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a dangerous disease and it can be carried by ticks. Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria that is carried in the saliva of an infected tick. … Continue Reading →
Frost Bite and Frost Nip
Frost nip occurs when a part of the body gets very cold as is a cold injury. As it gets worse, the skin will freeze then develop in to frost … Continue Reading →
The Alzheimers Window
In this episode of the First Aid Show, is another of our interviews with PK Beville discussing Dementia. The problem when dealing with someone with Dementia can be that they … Continue Reading →
Calling Mountain Rescue
When involved with any outdoor activity and an accident happens you may need to call mountain rescue if you cannot treat an evacuate the person yourself. If you are dealing … Continue Reading →