Keeping yourself protected is the priority of any first aider. After assessing for danger, the first thing a first aider should do when approaching a casualty is to put on their impermeable or surgical gloves. This is because one of the key dangers to a first aider is bodily fluids. Blood, vomit, urine, and faeces
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Updated August, 2023. Angina is chest pain that occurs when the blood supply to the muscles of the heart is restricted. It usually happens because the arteries supplying the heart become hardened and/or narrowed. The pain is usually triggered by physical activity or stress and typically only lasts for a few minutes. This is often
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Charitable Donations – Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance As a Co-operative organisation, our corporate social responsibility at the First Aid Training Co-operative is high on our agenda. As reported in our newsletter recently, as we enter our 9th year of operation we’re delighted to officially support two UK based charities whose aims are closely aligned with
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First Aid Training Co-operative has been producing digital first aid manuals since 2016 and after partnering up with Medi-K First Aid in 2020 we published our ‘Equestrian specific’ version of the digital manual series. This is a unique product full of useful information for riders, grooms, coaches and livery owners. It is a digital manual
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Updated June, 2023 For the hot and sunny days we enjoy with our horses, there are important things we need to know about first aid in the sun. Equestrians expose themselves to the elements day in and day out, blistering heat in the summer and freezing temperatures in the winter. But how often do you
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Recently our Director, Cory Jones, was interviewed by Simon Willis of Always Another Adventure during an Outdoor First Aid course that Simon was attending. Simon runs the popular – and very useful – website which includes lots of podcasts, videos, resources and a shop. Simon had attended other Outdoor First Aid courses and found ours
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These days diversification is essential and running your own events is always an option. Depending upon numbers and governing body you may need an external medical provider to cover for your event, but how do you find the right company that will give you the right cover? Here is a short guide to help with
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The final of the FSB Scotland business awards was held on March 8th at the voco® Grand Central, directly adjoining Glasgow Central station. As well as these awards the hotel has played host to everyone: from politicians such as Winston Churchill to Hollywood stars like Frank Sinatra. One of our Directors Cory Jones went to the award
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 First Aid Training Co-operative are proud to be one of the Scottish finalists in Federation of Small Business (FSB) Micro Businesses of the Year Awards 2023. This award celebrates micro businesses punching above their weight. The Scottish finals of the awards are to be held on Wednesday 8 March 2023 in Glasgow in the Glasgow Grand Central Hotel.
A blog for Equestrian (and other) businesses. If you are a child of the 70s or 80s then you probably think of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as the government group who takes all the fun out of life. The changing standards to ensure you are wearing the right hat or body protector, to
Health and Safety – it’s not a dirty word – promise! Read More »