Someone falls at work - How to Help Someone Who Has Fallen A child falls from playground equipment. An employee slips on a wet floor. Someone misses the last few steps on a staircase. They may get straight back up, brush themselves off and say: “I'm fine.” But are...
If someone is unconscious, you put them in the recovery position. That's one of the first things many of us remember from first aid training. But is it always the right thing to do? No. The recovery position is an important first aid technique that can help maintain...
When most people think about first aid, they picture someone performing CPR, placing a casualty into the recovery position, or applying a simple bandage to a cut. This is why understanding Martyn's Law and Catastrophic Bleeding is important. While these skills remain...
First Aid for Fainting: What to Do, When to Worry and How to Prevent It Fainting can happen suddenly and without warning. One moment someone is talking or standing normally, and the next they collapse to the floor. Whether it happens in a workplace, school,...
Understanding Sarah's Act and Your Legal Protection Fear of doing the wrong thing should never stop someone from doing the right thing. Can You Be Sued for Giving First Aid? Imagine you're walking through a shopping centre when someone suddenly collapses. People...
Warning Signs of a Cardiac Arrest: How to Recognise the Symptoms Before, During and After an Emergency Every year, tens of thousands of people in the UK suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Sadly, many of these emergencies happen with little warning, often at...
How Your Actions Could Save a Life When someone suddenly becomes seriously ill or injured, your first instinct is often to call 999 and wait for help to arrive. While making that call is absolutely the right thing to do, many people don't realise that the minutes...
Why Do We Become First Aiders? When people book onto a first aid course through work, it is often viewed as something mandatory. A box to tick. A requirement for compliance. Something employers need in place to meet health and safety regulations. Because Emergencies...
Every workplace, no matter how safe or well-managed it may seem, carries some level of risk. Accidents, injuries, sudden illnesses, and medical emergencies can happen at any time, often when people least expect them. 7 First Aid Mistakes People do at Work, from...
