Chain of Survival
Fantastic to see Breakfast on BBC1 this morning highlighting the importance of First Aid training so that individuals are able to give CPR and use a Defibrillator in the event of a Cardiac Arrest. Dr Andrew Deaner, Cardiologist was a spectator at the match when Fabrice Muamba collapsed, he ran [...]
It is never too early to learn the basics………
Moments that make your day! On Monday, I was delivering Day 2 of a First Aid at Work course when Amy, one of my delegates showed me a video she had made with her children. Amy had spent the weekend teaching her children what she had learnt on Day 1 [...]
‘The fate of the wounded lies in the hands of the one who applied the first dressing
This is a quote from a leading A&E doctor who presented a workshop on Catastrophic Bleeding at this year's Trauma Care Conference. It is a fact that a casualty can bleed out in less than 2 minutes if they have a severe or catastrophic bleed and that the actions of [...]
Hand on Heart
I was lucky enough to attend the Heart Safe Awards 2018 at The Hilton, Manchester on Friday evening, what an inspiring event! The Hand on Heart charity do amazing work raising awareness and money to equip schools with de-fibrillators and to train school aged children how to do CPR. There [...]
First Responders, being prepared
I have just been watching Tobias Ellwood MP on Good Morning Britain talking about his actions in trying to save PC Keith Palmer in the London Terror Attack. His message was one about standing up to terrorism but also how important it is for people to have the necessary First [...]
Life Savers – one decision can make all the difference
Last year there was an incident at a football match in Mid Cheshire Youth Football League where a teenage boy became suddenly very ill and quickly became unconscious. Fortunately, first aid was administered and an ambulance was called and after treatment in hospital the boy has fully recovered. Following this [...]