Schools and defibrillators on the First Aid Show: The Lifesaving Role of Defibrillators in Schools Cardiac arrests can occur unexpectedly, and having immediate access to defibrillators in educational institutions can be the difference between life and death. The … Continue Reading →
Trauma Dressings
Trauma dressings are something that First aiders may not have much experience with as theya are not something that is included in most first aid kits. They are used where … Continue Reading →
CAT Tourniquet
CAT Tourniquets are a commercial tourniquet designed to simply and effectively stop blood flow in the case of catastrophic bleeding. They are fast to apply and used in the medical … Continue Reading →
Tourniquets and Where to Use Them
Tourniquets have been added back in to first aid training where a risk of catastrophic bleeding exists. It is important to use them correctly with training and in this video … Continue Reading →
Bleeding – Tourniquet or haemostatic dressing
If the injury is not on an arm or a leg then the choice is only a haemostatic dressing. But if the injury is on a leg or arm you … Continue Reading →
LIFEPAK CR Plus and/or LIFEPAK EXPRESS Automatic External Defibrillator recall
Lifepak CR Plus and Lifepack Express AED units have a product recall for certain serial numbers. Below we have copied their notice which contains their phone number if you think … Continue Reading →
Ankle Arthroscopy
Ankle Arthroscopy – In this video we look at what it is like to have an ankle arthroscopy to examine and clean the ankle joints. The Ankle arthroscopy is a surgical … Continue Reading →
Tourniquets and Haemostatic Dressings – Why is this Training Now Required
Tourniquets and Haemostatic Dressings are now included in high risk environments for first aiders. The latest European Resusciation Council guidelines gave the first aider more options with dealing with catastrophic … Continue Reading →
Blended First Aid at Work online training launched
Blended First Aid at Work courses launched by ProTrainings. We are the first to launch the new HSE option for EFAW and FAW courses in the workplace. We have introduced all options … Continue Reading →
Splinters in the body
Splinters can enter the body in many different ways and forms. Common items are wood splinters and small pieces of metal. Getting a splinter is not normally serious unless it … Continue Reading →
Well done on passing our latest Pet First Aid Instructor course
Well done to the latest course on passing our ProTrainings Pet First Aid Instructor course today at our offices in Colchester. The course enables you to teach the ProTrainings range of Pet … Continue Reading →