Updated December 2025 Choking occurs when a foreign object blocks the airway. A child’s airway may be the size of your pinkie and an infant airway is the size of a drinking straw. In first aid terms, those who have not yet reached puberty are considered to be children and infants are between 0 and…
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Mental health is often overlooked in expedition planning, despite being a leading cause of incidents, early withdrawals and impaired decision-making in the field. Stress, anxiety, burnout, interpersonal conflict and unresolved trauma can affect anyone, whether they are trekking in the Andes, conducting climate research in Africa, or undertaking conservation projects in remote Scottish glens.
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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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Under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, employers and organisations are required to make adequate provision for first aid in the workplace, and part of that is a mechanism for recording and potentially reporting any incidents, accidents or near misses that take place. It is often called an Accident Book in workplaces.
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There are many answers to the question! Here are a range of definitions we have come across: Definition 1: “Emergency care or treatment given to an ill or injured person before regular medical aid can be obtained.” Definition 2: “First aid is emergency care given immediately to an injured person. The purpose of first
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Updated November 2025 World Diabetes Day on November 14th this year aims to raise awareness that: Diabetes in the UK Diabetes affects 4.3 million people in the UK who live with the condition. Diabetes is relatively common now and irrespective of the type of diabetes it is all about how much sugar is in the
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Updated November 2025 Bonfire Night is always a good fun night with family and community. Fires and fireworks are dangerous activities so, Just in case it doesn’t go to plan, we thought it would be a good opportunity to remind you of how to treat minor burns. Always start with …. Prevention First and foremost,
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Why Mental Health First Aid Training is Essential for Outdoor Practitioners. In the great outdoors, safety has always been the top priority. Outdoor practitioners undergo rigorous training to respond to physical injuries and environmental hazards. But what happens when the challenges aren’t physical, but mental? The growing awareness of mental health in outdoor environments has
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T – Transient I – Ischemic A – Attack An acronym is a word or name formed as an abbreviation, created from the initial letters of a phrase or a word. The first aid world uses many acronyms to help us remember different treatments. In this series we have explained the meanings of the most common first aid acronyms
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Why are young, healthy and often well trained athletes, dying suddenly because the heart has stopped? Because of an undiagnosed, often hereditary condition, these otherwise healthy young people can suffer a cardiac arrest.
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