Schools and defibrillators on the First Aid Show: The Lifesaving Role of Defibrillators in Schools Cardiac arrests can occur unexpectedly, and having immediate access to defibrillators in educational institutions can be the difference between life and death. The … Continue Reading →
Tourni-Key Plus from Citizen-Aid – Must have piece of first aid equipment
Designed and manufactured by citizenAID®, the new Tourni-Key PLUS combines a novel tough plastic lightweight device, a triangular bandage to act as an effective tourniquet to stop severe bleeding from … Continue Reading →
Ambulance control and a major incident
In this edition of the First Aid Show we talk to Ade Gibson from Ambulance Control. about what is ambulance control and dealing with a major incident. We are in … Continue Reading →
What happens at Ambulance control?
We are here talking to Ade Gibson from Ambulance Control, to tell us a little bit about what is ambulance control? Ambulance control is usually a room made up of … Continue Reading →
Strains and Sprains and the First Aid
One injury you may come across is when someone has fallen badly, and they suffer from a strain or a sprain. A strain happens when a muscle is overstretched or … Continue Reading →
EpiPen® Essentials: Safeguarding Against Anaphylactic Shock
Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction, and for those susceptible, the EpiPen® auto-injector is a vital tool that dispenses adrenaline to counteract the symptoms. Understanding EpiPen Varieties There are two … Continue Reading →
Epilepsy lived experience – hear the story of someone with Epilepsy
In this edition, we hear about how Epilepsy affected Iain and Diane from our Epilepsy and our Understanding Neurology courses. So I have nocturnal epilepsy and the sort of seizures … Continue Reading →
Hybrid training – learn about mixes of class and virtual students
Hybrid training is where you mix traditional classroom training with virtual training so some students are with the instructor in the class and others are there virtually through video conferencing. … Continue Reading →
Restricted access CPR – Can you deliver CPR if they are hard to access?
There are times when you may not be able to deliver conventional compressions like if the person has fallen between seats in a stadium but this could also be anywhere … Continue Reading →
What are Coronavirus Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest
All viruses, including Coronavirus the virus that causes COVID-19, change over time. Most of these changes have little to no impact on the virus’ properties. However, some changes may affect … Continue Reading →
Coronavirus variants names – What are the new names for COVID 19 variants
To avoid stigmatism and increases in racist actions, the World Health Organisation known as WHO have renamed each of the Coronavirus variants with the letters of the Greek alphabet after … Continue Reading →