Burns & How To Treat Them
Burns are a common, painful, and possibly life-threatening injury. Burn scarring is generally disfiguring and permanent, and burns usually develop infected. Every year, British hospitals treat 13,000 burn victims. Every year, 200 individuals die as a result of burn injuries. Who is the most vulnerable?…
Seizures; Best First Aid Practices
What exactly is a seizure? The medical name for a fit or convulsion is a seizure. At some point in their life, one out of every twenty people will have a seizure. Not everyone who experiences a seizure, however, will develop epilepsy. Electrical activity in…
First Aid For Drowning
Always keep an eye on children near water because they can drown in only a few millimetres. Drowning may happen fast and quietly, and it claims the lives of a terrible number of people each year. Always dump the water as soon as you’re done…
What To Do If Your Child Ingests Hazardous Chemicals.
Last year, approximately 1500 youngsters were brought to hospitals after accidentally ingesting liquitabs. Intensive care was required for several of those hospitalised, and reconstructive surgery was required for a handful of them. These pills appear to be quite enticing to children. Please keep them out…
What To Do If Someone Is Having A Stroke
A stroke is a medical emergency that can be fatal. The sooner you start treatment, the better your chances of preventing more damage. Every second is crucial. The brain is supplied with oxygen and nutrients via a blood artery. A stroke happens when a blood…
10 Reasons You Need To Learn First Aid
It’s a shocking statistic that 8 out of 10 parents said they wouldn’t know how to save their child’s life if they needed basic first aid. Consider the variety of incidents that children experience on a regular basis in the comfort of their own homes…
Paediatric First Aid – What to do when your child is choking?
Being able to deal with choking is one of the main areas we cover in our Paediatric First Aid courses. Choking in children is extremely commonplace, although however many times it happens to you it never gets any less frightening. However, it is reassuring to…
Should you still give CPR during the current COVID-19 pandemic?
Confusion around what to do during COVID-19 when someone’s in a cardiac arrest could cause delay in life-saving action. With 80% of out of hospital sudden cardiac arrests occurring in the home and with a person’s chance of surviving a cardiac arrest reducing by 10%…
What to Do When Faced With an Attempted Suicide?
Suicide Prevention & First Aid Although suicide is undoubtedly a hugely complex and sensitive issue, we believe that promoting life saving skills and First Aid Courses can play a role in helping to combat the issue. Northern Ireland’s mental health problem has been well-documented in…
Epileptic Seizures – Know the Dangers & How to Provide Treatment
As a leading provider of First Aid Training in Belfast, we are keen to share our knowledge on how to carefully manage a patient suffering from an epileptic seizure. How dangerous are Epileptic Seizures? Seizures are commonplace in society and most people have probably witnessed some…