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 →
What are the Coronavirus Signs and Symptoms
A lot is still to be learnt about Coronavirus signs and symptoms and COVID 19 but the basic symptoms are known. The World Health Organisation currently state that the incubation … Continue Reading →
Choking Statistics
Choking continues to demand attention as one of the leading causes of accidental death across the world. A danger at all ages, choking deaths are most common in the elderly. … Continue Reading →
COPD and Oxygen Therapy
COPD, which is short for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is a disease which affects the lungs. It also affects how much oxygen we breathe in, and carbon dioxide we breathe … Continue Reading →
Hyperoxia
Hyperoxia is where the body has too much oxygen in its system. It is the opposite of Hypoxia and can manifest into oxygen toxicity and hypercapnia. Hypercapnia is where there … Continue Reading →
Road Rash and Friction Burns
If you have ever grabbed onto a moving rope, or a dog lead, you have probably had what is called a friction burn. This is where something abrasively rubs against … Continue Reading →
Casper Manikin Lung Change
One of the biggest questions we have when we sell these Casper CPR Manikins is: How do we change the lungs? Now we have just come up with a nice, … Continue Reading →
Coronavirus – what is it and where did it come from to cause COVID 19
The coronavirus currently in the news has actually been around for a long time. It was first identified in the 1960s. This coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China. Different strains of … Continue Reading →
Types of Plaster
Types of Plaster One of the most common things you are going to use out of a First Aid Kit is a plaster. Now, there are different types of plaster … Continue Reading →
Difference in Child Size
Paediatric First Aid is designed to teach someone how to deal with injuries and illnesses with children and infants. Whilst infants are usually fairly similar in size, older children can … Continue Reading →
Initial Assessment and the Recovery Position
In this video, we will look at initial assessment and the recovery position. Firstly, if someone is with you and is necessary, send them away to call the Emergency Services. … Continue Reading →