How do I know when to call 999? This is a coman question on our First Aid courses. By the end of the course you will have a firm idea, but here is some advice from the Scottish Ambulance Service. The Scottish Ambulance service also give you some alternative sources of help for non …
The North Tick Project Will be aiming to improve the detection and treatment of tick-borne diseases will be run in Scotland as well as wider UK, also Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Inverness’sScottish Lyme Disease and Tick-borne Infections Reference Laboratory (SLDTRL) are involved. The BBC claims only 200 people a year are …
Young fit people they don’t need CPR and defibrillators do they? We often think as CPR and defibrillators as being for old, unfit people. This short video shows how young and fit people can need CPR and defibrillators. Also shows the positive power first aid skills have. https://youtu.be/g1jkaNFLFnw We use training defibrillators on ALL our …
We get a lot of feedback from our course. So we thought we’d share a few from the last couple of months! https://youtu.be/_7ROsGlt80g
We learn how to do affective CPR on all our first aid courses, just not on rodents!
First aid myth: never move a suspected spinal injury! https://youtu.be/Q1ZFzUyRLxA People are concerned that moving some one with a suspected spinal injury might cause more damage. And they are right to be concerned, but keeping the airway clear of vomit or other dangers such as tides coming in, fire or avalanche risk for our outdoor …
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Can an untrained person use a defibrillator? This is a myth we meet a lot! “Only people who have been on a special course can use a defibrillator” NO! They ‘defibs’ or AED’s are simple to use and give you clear instructions. The will not shock a person if they detect a properly working heart. …
We are often told how the skills and confidence people gain on our courses have saved someone’s life. The last one was a lady who finished the course and on the drive home was first on scene for a serious road accident. She kept someone’s airway open till the paramedics arrived. Literally just a few …
…it’s what’s in your head. First Aid box’s can be really useful, but the contents are only as good as what’s in your head. Thats why we use lots of ‘see it, do it’ mixed in with scenarios from both work and home to give you the skills to leave our course a calm and …
All our courses use training defrillators To give you the skills and confidence to be calm when some one else needs you.
