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Updated May 2025 The HSE has issued guidance to urge employers to consider the mental health needs of their workforce. It is suggesting that as part of an ‘employers first aid needs assessment’ an employer should consider having a staff member trained to identify mental health issues so they are able to support someone who
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By Cory Jones As a wilderness first aid trainer, I’ve delivered courses in all sorts of wild and remote locations — from Highland forests to Kenyan savannahs. But in March 2025, I found myself somewhere a little different: the docks of Dover. I’d been invited by Noble Caledonia to run a bespoke wilderness first aid
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Under Martyn’s Law (Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025), public venues across the UK with a capacity of 200 or more people are now legally required to plan for terrorist incidents—and that includes having a clear, rehearsed evacuation plan. In the chaos of an attack—whether it’s a bomb threat, acid assault, or a roving knife
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Time to Retire from First Aid Training? – You’ve taught CPR more times than you can count. You’ve fielded last-minute bookings, handled certificate admin late at night, and kept your training gear in working order through years of use. Maybe you’ve built up a loyal client base and delivered courses in village halls, community centres,
Updated March, 2025 What is SALTAPS? SALTAPS is an acronym that stands for See, Ask, Look, Touch, Active, Passive, Strength. It comes from the sporting context and is used to check if a player needs to be rested or removed from the field of play. Â If at any point during the procedure, the casualty indicates
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(Updated March 2025) When dealing with a casualty, always look for their phone. It may have medical information and emergency contacts on them. These can often be accessed without unlocking the phone. Here’s how to set it up on your own Andriod phone….. Setting Emergency Contacts on an Android phone: Making sure your emergency contacts
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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 to help you avoid confusion! P.E.A.R.L. The first aid
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A chest injury is any form of physical injury to the chest including the ribs, heart and lungs. It can affect breathing, circulation and cause structural damage to the ribs, breastbone or internal organs. One of the best ways to identify a chest injury is by the mechanism of injury. Typically chest injuries are caused
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Last Updated: Feb, 2025 How to Identify a Suspected Stroke – Act ‘FAST’ The signs and symptoms of a stroke vary from person to person but usually come on suddenly. As different parts of your brain control different parts of your body, your symptoms will depend on the part of your brain affected and the extent
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How to Treat Life-Threatening Blood Loss In this article we will examine the use of Israeli / Emergency bandages, tourniquets and haemostatic /clotting bandages. Uncontrolled/uncontrollable bleeding is the most preventable cause of deaths on both the battlefield and the streets. Studies show up to 50% of combat fatalities and 39% of civilian trauma fatalities are
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