13th June 2016
It’s an unfortunate fact that incidents requiring medical treatment will occur in any workplace from time to time, no matter how many precautions are put in place to prevent accidents from happening. As an employer, there is a legal obligation for you to have measures in place to provide adequate first aid provisions to deal […]
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9th February 2015
Bleeding, or hemorrhaging, is simply blood escaping from the circulatory system, either internally from organs and blood vessels inside the body, or externally from a natural opening such as the ears, nose or through a break in the skin. Internal bleeding can only be treated by trained professionals, but anyone can administer basic first aid to someone […]
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11th November 2013
Most people will come across a situation which requires immediate first aid at least once in their lives, but more often than not we get the implementation of first aid wrong. This is unsurprising as most of us will never have had any formal training the way a nurse or a doctor would have. There […]
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2nd October 2013
A first aid room is a priority for anywhere where a sizeable number of people congregate. Public places and businesses should all have first aid facilities in place, whether sport centres, gyms, factories, office blocks, or construction sites. Some injuries may occur on the premises, but there may be instances when people fall ill and […]
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9th September 2013
As part of the St John Ambulance’s ‘Save a Life September’ campaign, demonstrations are being held across the country to teach the nation basic first aid skills. It is the second year of the charity’s first aid awareness month, which aims to equip people with first aid knowledge that can be the difference between a […]
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24th July 2013
How would you feel if a friend or loved one suddenly collapsed and stopped breathing? Would you know how to perform CPR if a work colleague’s heart stopped? What if a member of your family should lose consciousness after suffering severe chest pains? Of course, the emergency services should be called immediately, but while they […]
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2nd January 2013
“Every year 140,000 people die from injuries and sudden illnesses who could have had a chance of survival if they had experienced immediate and effective first aid.” (St John Ambulance) St John Ambulance also state that only 1 in 10 people could or would administer CPR if someone needed it, with the vast majority of […]
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17th December 2012
The law is changing so it’s no longer a necessity for first aid training to be approved by the Health & Safety Executive, giving businesses more freedom to choose a first aid course that is more reflective of their needs. But it does now mean that finding the right first aid training course provider could […]
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27th November 2012
On the 22nd of October 2012, the HSE (Health & Safety Executive) began a consultation into the proposed changes to health and safety law recommended by The Löfstedt Review in November 2011. The Consultation CD248 is seeking opinions and responses to the proposal that first aid training no longer needs to be approved by the […]
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19th November 2012
Trying to ensure you conform to all the masses of applicable first aid regulations can be a nightmare as there is no definitive set of rules that lay out exactly what your first aid provisions should be. The number of appointed persons or first aiders you need and the contents of your first aid box […]
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23rd October 2012
The Facts The St Johns Ambulance recent hard hitting campaign, aimed at raising awareness of the importance of first aid, revealed that lack of first aid training means that every year in the UK up to 140,000 lives are lost, that could have been saved – which is the same as the amount of people […]
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