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Updated: February 2024 The HSE has recently updated its L74 First Aid at Work Document, part of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, for 2024. This document includes advice on assessing the requirement for first aid training and equipment provision at your workplace, and then implementing those findings. How do I assess the…
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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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First Aid Training in East Africa 2024 In January and February 2024, our Director Cory Jones was working with adventure guides in East Africa training outdoor & wilderness first aid courses. Many of these guides have Paddle UK & Mountain Training (MT) qualifications so this training is important to ratify their UK qualifications. He has
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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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Burns are a common minor injury in all walks of life, and unfortunately occasionally are very serious. Major burns can indeed be life threatening. Heat is the main cause of a burn injury, although burns can also be caused by the cold in the case of frostbite, and also by chemicals in the case of
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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
Top 9 things horse riders need to know about first aid for hypothermia Read More »
In Europe and North America combined, there are approximately 150 deaths per year caused by snow avalanches, with approximately 130 of these occurring in Europe. In the UK there are over 150 reported avalanches annually but luckily very few deaths. The majority of avalanche deaths involve winter sports participants, and most avalanches are triggered by
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Whatever your background – teacher, PSA, Sessional worker or Forest School leader, everyone is bound by a professional duty of care to keep your participants safe and to be able to respond effectively in case of emergency. There are vast amounts of information on how to do this and many organisations will have a set
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Updated November, 2023. If you are planning on having fun on the slopes this winter ensure everyone stays safe by remembering these 10 things that will help to help prevent, or deal with any incidents. 1. Incident prevention – be prepared! 2. Incident prevention – don’t get carried away! Most skiing accidents happen when pistes are
First Aid for Skiers – 10 Essential Points to Remember Read More »
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
Celebrating our Equestrian First Aid Trainers – could this be you? Read More »