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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We are very pleased to have Mike Beale, co-founder of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance and current Chairman, coming to our First Aid Conference 2024. He is also the co-founder of Thunderbirds, a company aimed at developing drone technology to aid and assist critical care. Prior to retirement , Mike was Headmaster of Craigclowan School in
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We’re excited to announce that Isabelle Hamilton-Bower, Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK will present on The Science of CPR – Key Messages for First Aid Trainers at our FIRST AID CONFERENCE, 2024. Isabelle has been a Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK for over five years. Formally the Lead Nurse for Resuscitation Services in
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It’s Good Employers Week at the Equestrian Employers Association. But what’s that got to do with us at Medi-K? As equestrian specific First Aid trainers, we understand that employment security for many in the equestrian sector is a precarious balancing act; ensuring that you have a work/life balance is important.  But so is paying your
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