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New First Aid advice from EYFS and HSE during Covid19
New First Aid advice from EYFS and HSE during Covid19. First Aid for Life and Onlinefirstaid.com can help with all your first aid training at this difficult time. First Aid for life is a fully regulated first aid training provider. Approved through Qualsafe Awards to...
How to look after pets during the Covid-19 lockdown
The covid-19 can spread easily from person to person. A necessary measure for most places is to lockdown areas to enforce social distancing. This includes only going out for groceries, picking up medicines, or carrying out exercise. Self-isolation raises many...
How long does Coronavirus survive on different surfaces?
What is Covid-19? Covid-19 is a highly infectious disease. For many people, the symptoms are mild, and you can recover without needing special treatment. However, around 1 in 6 people with the disease will become seriously ill and develop difficulty...
Coronavirus – 11 common myths dispelled
The coronavirus is populating the news more than ever before as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise to unprecedented levels. When the World Health Organisation named the coronavirus a pandemic, there were many popular posts on social media...
Coronavirus: Everything You Should Know about Medical Masks
We all know that COVID-19 is a highly infectious virus. There are different ways to catch it. One of these is to breathe in droplets from a sick person who coughs or exhales them. Therefore, many people wonder whether it is safer to wear a medical mask when they go...
How to Care for Someone Who Might Have Coronavirus Covid 19
The Novel Coronavirus (covid 19) is a highly virulent virus, originally identified in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China in January 2020. The virus is highly contagious and has been swift to spread across much of the World. Most people go on to make a full...
Coronavirus – how to recognise if you have caught it and what to do.
The Novel Coronavirus (covid 19) is a highly virulent virus, originally located in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China. The virus has been swift to spread and has resulted in many deaths from pneumonia. The timing for this outbreak was particularly difficult...
How Dangerous are Electric Scooters?
Electric scooters are now a common sight on our roads. However, there are increasing concerns around their safety. E-scooters can exceed 30mph and are increasingly being used for short journeys in several countries. They are fast and economical and consequently a...
Keeping Safe at the Scene of an Accident
Keeping safe at the scene of an accident The Highway Code contains vital advice concerning the giving of first aid at the scene of an accident - keeping safe at the scene is vital. Where and how should you stop if you want to help safely? Here is some helpful...
Key findings of the Health Profile for England report:
The Health Profile for England report was published in September 2018 and is a comprehensive report covering life expectancy, major causes of death, mortality trends, child health, inequality in health, wider determinants of health and current health protection...
Living Wills
It isn’t a topic anyone loves thinking about. However, seeing as we’re all 6 times more likely to become seriously injured following an accident than to actually die, it is imperative that we set out our wishes for treatment in case we become incapacitated and unable...
First Aid for Burns – how to reduce pain and scarring
First Aid for Burns Burns are extremely common, painful and potentially life-changing injuries. Burns frequently become infected and scarring from burns is often disfiguring and permanent. 13,000 burns injuries are treated in British hospitals each year. 200 people...
Halloween – Your Ultimate Guide to Staying Safe on the Scariest Night of the Year
Halloween Safety Whether you love or loathe it, Halloween is here to stay... So Halloween Safety is vital. Many people eagerly await Halloween and love the excitement around Trick or Treat and fireworks – but for an awful lot of people it can be extremely stressful...
Flu Jab – Get Your Vaccine Early
The season of colds and flu is almost upon us. Therefore it is a good time to think about having a flu jab. This year, nearly half the UK population - around 30 million people - will be offered the flu vaccine. In fact, this will be the biggest winter...
How to call 999 if you are in danger and cannot speak
Would you know how to phone 999 if you are in danger and cannot speak? How to get help if you are abroad and don’t speak the language? What to do if you can’t hear? Do you know the best way of getting help in an emergency wherever you are? Or if a situation is an...
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