It’s Time To Adapt Your First Aid Kit For Cold Weather! Updated December 2025 The drop in temperature and shorter daylight hours means that winter is here. In Scotland, we’re really starting to notice the lack of evening daylight, and the frost and snow arrived a while ago. So how does that affect our first
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Updated November, 2025 Open water swimming is increasingly popular and immersing yourself in cold water is being touted as providing many health benefits with many new people taking to the sea, lochs and rivers to try it out. However it is not without its dangers. As well as the cold water, other risks include injuries
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During spells of hot weather, our bodies need to maintain our constant 37°C temperature. It does this by sweating. Sometimes we overheat due to getting dehydrated, exhausted and this can lead to life threatening illnesses. Being aware of how our bodies react and spotting the early symptoms will help. In this blog, we’ll look at
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Injuries during sporting activities are common but they are avoidable. Follow this regularly updated guide (last updated March 2025) to prevent the most common golfing injuries. A lot of golf injuries occur as a result of repetitive movements or the lack of a warm up. You’d never see a professional golfer walk straight out to
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Medical terms are often daunting but they’re also often used in first aid and in clinical settings. You may hear some of these when an ambulance crew arrive, at the doctors or from a casualty when they’re relating their own illness or condition. Sometimes they appear on casualty monitoring cards. Some medical terms have a
Getting the help, you need in a medical emergency is easy. Just dial 999. But wait a minute. Does every incident require an ambulance? With longer waiting times in the UK, you might need to consider a different course of action. When should I call for an ambulance? The standard instructors answer on First Aid
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What is diabetes and how can a first aider help when required? Diabetes is the inability of the body to make insulin. Insulin allows blood glucose (sugars) to enter the cells and fuel our bodies. With Type 1 diabetes, your body breaks down carbohydrates from food and turns it into glucose. When the glucose enters
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We are very pleased to announce that Briand Glass will be speaking at our First Aid Conference in Carlisle on March 8th. Brian is a fully qualified trainer in Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid and the Choose LifeSuicide Prevention courses, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and SafeTALK(the suicide alertness programme developed for everyone) and
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Most first aid certificates last for 3 years, some for just one year. In between, your knowledge and possible ability to respond, naturally fades. If we deal with very few incidents in the workplace, this lack of practice in skills is compounded and can lead to a poor response to an incident. There is no
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Dr Niall Elliott MBE is the Chief Medical Officer of the British Olympic Association and Head of Sports Medicine at the Scottish Institute of Sport. We are delighted to announce that Dr Elliott will be presenting on Concussion Guidance in Sport. With a plethora of new research and resultant guidance for concussion in sport, this
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