10 Essential Jobs Where First Aid Training Saves Lives
10 Essential Jobs Where First Aid Training Saves Lives In a world where accidents and emergencies can happen at any moment, first aid training is a valuable skill that can make the difference between life and death. While it's crucial for everyone to have some level of first aid knowledge,…
Common First Aid Situations Security Guards Might Encounter
Common First Aid Situations Security Guards Might Encounter Security guards play a critical role in maintaining safety and security in various environments, from shopping centres and office buildings to hospitals and event venues. In the course of their duties, they often find themselves at the front lines of potential emergencies.…
First Aid for Needle Stick Injuries
First Aid for Needle Stick Injuries In this series on first aid, we are working to demystify and break down some of the procedures that are followed by first aiders. We have already covered first aid for insect bites and stings, what to do if someone is having an asthma…
First Aid For Choking
First Aid For Choking As far as medical emergencies go, choking and the Heimlich maneuver are two of the most often depicted medical emergencies on the big and small screens. For that reason, many people feel they know what to do when it comes to someone choking but you’d be…
First Aid for Insect Bites and Stings
First Aid for Insect Bites and Stings Picture this. You’re reclining on a blanket with a delectable spread of picnic food, the sun is warm, and the sounds of leaves rustling in the wind and sounds of children laughing fill the air. Then suddenly, you’re shocked out of your calm…
First Aid for Asthma
First Aid for Asthma There are few things so alarming as not being able to catch your breath. Panic grips you, you suck in all the air you can, but your breathing has been reduced to a light wheezy sounding gasp. This is what it’s like to have an asthma…
What is DRSABCD?
What is DRSABCD? Everyone understands the importance of first aid. Many of us have studied first aid at one point or another in our lives, and even may retain fuzzy memories of the compression technique for CPR but do you remember all the acronyms and lingo? First Aid terms can…
Five Short Courses To Do Over The Holidays
Five Short Courses To Do Over The Holiday Break With the holidays coming up it can be too easy to lie about, enjoying a little too much food and festivities over the break. You know how it is, you think you’ll get so much done but before you know it…
First Aid Kit Must-Haves For Workspace Safety
First Aid Kit Must-Haves For Workspace Safety Injuries at work are not something anyone wants, but accidents do happen. Most of them will be minimal and easily dealt with - provided that you have everything needed in your first aid kit. There isn’t really a general list of mandatory items…
First Aid for Seniors
First Aid for Seniors Supporting and assisting our elderly parents and friends is becoming more important with the latest diagnostic machines and medications, we are living longer. There is also a trend to try and keep the elderly in their homes as long as possible. As you get older you…
Benefits of First Aid Training
Benefits of First Aid Training Life can throw unexpected situations our way. While we can’t prepare for everything that may happen, we can take steps to improve our knowledge and skills for if and when situations do occur. One skill you might like to learn is first aid. There are…
How to Perform Primary and Secondary Survey in a First Aid Emergency
How to Perform Primary and Secondary Survey in a First Aid Emergency In life, when we are trying to solve something, the very first thing we do is to identify the problem. For example, if your car broke down and you want to repair it, you must find out which…
First Aid for Burns
First Aid for Burns Burns can damage the soft tissue and be caused by: Heat Chemicals Electricity Extreme Cold or Solar Radiation. The treatment for burns differs depending on the source of the burn and where on the body you or someone to whom you are administering First Aid has…
First Aid for Snake Bites
First Aid for Snake Bites In Australia, we have many creepy crawlies that make the rest of the world wonder how we’ve survived all this time. But, us Aussies see these creatures as just a part of life down under. While snakes are prevalent right across the world, Australia ranks…
