Covid-19 CPR Guidance
The UK Resucitation Council have issued a statement on performing CPR during the pandemic while still keeping yourself safe.
HSE Issues Guidance on First Aid during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The HSE have stated that if your FAW certificate expires after the 19th March 2020 then you can have a three month extension provided you have tried to access requalification training and explain why you could not. For more information see the HSE website
Defibrillator Drones – Ambulance of the Future
A graduate in Holland has invented the ‘Ambulance Drone’. Bypassing traffic jams, this can can get to an emergency scene 10 times quicker than an ambulance and has a portable defibrillator on board.
A Tick Bite Could turn you Vegetarian!
An Article on iO9 today quotes a new research study. This indicates that a tick bite can cause the body to release antibodies making you allergic to eating meat. Another reason why we teach about tick bite on our outdoor/fieldwork first aid courses and promote the OTom tick remover in kits – get them off […]