What is a defibrillator? A defibrillator is a device that can stop the heart from fibrillating. In many instances of cardiac arrest, the heart muscle is left twitching and not effectively beating. With a correctly delivered electric shock this fibrillating can be stopped, and normal sinus rhythm restored. In many cases of out of hospital […]
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Things you should consider during the pandemic: Most of us have a job first and then we are first aiders alongside. This means that we are likely to be looking closely at a million and one other changes in the workplace and maybe we haven’t thought about our first aider role. You should consider before […]
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1, How many qualified staff? This one depends on the number of staff, the risk you face and the size of your workplace. Split it into zones and consider 1 first aider per zone. Have a go at our requirements calculator https://lnkd.in/gt53ebW 2, What should be in our first aid kits and how many do we […]
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When you buy one of our online courses you’ll get a log in, you can do a bit and revisit it later. If you’ve got kids at home and they disturb you, you can come back to it after bed time or get them to join in. I’ve done a couple with my 10 year […]
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Health and Safety at work is your responsibility, it’s your priority. It’s in your job title, it’s in your DNA. The difficulty is getting everybody else on board, right? The rules and policies say that it’s EVERYBODY’s responsibility, but it doesn’t feel that way. Sometimes when you look out across the factory floor, you despair. […]
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I want to put your mind at ease about First Aid Training post Covid. You see its all changed, I think some of you might like it better!Anyone who has done first aid training knows how physical it is and how much human contact there is in a session. Often, when I’m training, people are […]
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As a first aid trainer I have been staying up to date with new guidance through our trusted source the Resuscitation Council UK. The Resuscitation Council guidance on giving CPR during Covid 19 is difficult to interpret. Here I’ve tried to help you understand it. Please follow this link to read the guidance and watch […]
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Get your first aid audits below You’re in safe hands at EUREKA! Splat has just completed Eureka’s first aid annual refresher training!If you have ever been to Eureka you will know that they take ‘Health and Safety’ very seriously and that the customer (you) are at the centre of everything for them. Because of this […]
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Click download button below Make sure your first aid equipment and staff training is in date use these handy audit sheets to help you. First Aid Kit Audit – A useful list of what should be in the box – don’t forget to check the dates on them. First Aiders Audit – A handy way […]
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Save a life for Christmas Scroll down to read our mini lesson (it’s free) Tales from our trainees MY FIRST AID EXPERIENCE “At 8.45am on Friday 22nd June I was in my workshop on my own. It had been a hard week, I was tired and very grumpy, prepping some timber for a job I did […]
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