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Top 10 things horse riders need to know about accident reporting

By Cory Jones / 26th February 2024

We have produced a specific Incident Report Book for equestrian settings. The Incident Report Book includes Riding Establishment Health and Safety Guidance Notes and is the UK’s only riding establishment specific Incident Report book. Get confident – get trained! The best way to feel confident about dealing with first aid incidents is to take a specialist…

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7 top tips for retaining your First Aid knowledge

By Ann McKillop / 15th February 2024

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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Top 9 things horse riders need to know about first aid for hypothermia

By Cory Jones / 22nd January 2024

Updated January, 2024 When working with horses everyone understands there is a certain risk involved, but few of us ever think about the risk associated with the lifestyle we all know and love. As equestrians we expose ourselves to the elements day in and day out, blistering heat in the summer and freezing temperatures in

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Celebrating our Equestrian First Aid Trainers – could this be you?

By Ann McKillop / 20th November 2023

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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Top 10 things horse riders need to know about Lyme disease

By Cory Jones / 30th September 2023

Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection carried by ticks that is on the increase throughout the country. Awareness and prompt action are your best ways of protecting yourself from this potentially debilitating disease. Read more detail about Tick Removal and Understanding Lyme Disease in our blog here. FAQs: Why are there more ticks around now?

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About Our Equestrian Specific Digital First Aid Manuals

By Ann McKillop / 25th July 2023

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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Dealing With Crushing Injuries

By Tom Durham / 14th March 2023

What is a Crushing Injury? Dealing with crushing injuries is often complicated and time critical. Often, there is little visible damage on the outside. But this belies the fact that the damage that has occurred on the inside. Crush injuries occur when a part of the body, such as a hand, arm, leg, foot or

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Health and Safety – it’s not a dirty word – promise!

By Ann McKillop / 14th February 2023

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

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How to deal with a minor amputation

By Cory Jones / 31st January 2023

How to deal with a minor amputation Updated January, 2023 A minor is where the tip of a finger or toe is severed or partially severed with only skin or other fibres holding it together. It can also apply to parts of noses or ears. Common causes of a minor amputation: A minor amputation can

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