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Martyn’s Law and Catastrophic Bleeding

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...

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Can You Be Sued for Giving First Aid?

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...

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How to Recognise a Cardiac Arrest

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...

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What to Do While Waiting for an Ambulance

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...

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How to Prevent Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke

How to Recognise the Signs and What to Do Summer brings longer days, warmer weather, and more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. Whether you're working outside, attending a sporting event, caring for children, or simply making the most of the sunshine, spending time...

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Because Emergencies Don’t Only Happen at Work

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...

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5 Dangerous CPR Myths People Still Believe

When someone collapses in front of you, stops breathing normally, or suffers a cardiac arrest, those first few moments are critical. Here are 5 Dangerous CPR myths people still believe. The actions taken by people nearby can make the difference between life and death....

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