How to Prevent Poisoning at Home

How to Prevent Poisoning at Home

by Emma Hammett | First Aid Tips and Hacks   What is a poison?   A poison is any substance (solid, liquid or gas) which can cause damage if it enters the body in sufficient quantities. Anyone can swallow, breathe in, absorb though the skin or inject a...
Six Minor Winter Ailments and How To Deal With Them

Six Minor Winter Ailments and How To Deal With Them

Are you plagued by constant minor winter illness – not severe enough to need a sick note – but which leave you feeling under the weather? We rounded up the top six common culprits and how best to deal with them. Chapped lips Dry cracked lips are a common...
Why Learning First Aid Should be Your New Year Resolution

Why Learning First Aid Should be Your New Year Resolution

As the new year kicks off, everyone is once again talking about New Year’s resolutions. This year more than ever before, it is vital to know how to help yourself and others in a medical emergency. You could be waiting quite some time for an ambulance and what...
Firework Injuries; Accident Prevention and First Aid Tips

Firework Injuries; Accident Prevention and First Aid Tips

As winter approaches there are many festivities to look forward to which feature fireworks such as Halloween, Bonfire Night, Diwali, New Year and Chinese New Year. Sadly fire works are increasingly being deployed as weapons and this has led Greater Manchester’s police...
Mpox updated information

Mpox updated information

There is currently a multinational outbreak of Mpox, cases have been confirmed in the UK. What is Mpox? Mpox is a rare zoonosis – a disease transmitted to humans from animals. It is caused by the Mpox virus and is part of the smallpox and chickenpox family. When was...
10 Common Myths About Defibrillators and Why They Save Lives

10 Common Myths About Defibrillators and Why They Save Lives

Defibrillators dramatically improve a casualty’s chance of survival and are now widely available for the general public to use. However, we need far more in the community and work places to be able to have the major improvements on survival from cardiac arrest that is...