Mental Health in the Workplace Courses
Our mental health courses are designed by NHS mental health professionals and focus on what you should actually do to help someone in a mental health crisis. We believe they are the best workplace mental health courses available.
Splinting and First Aid at Work
At Marlin we have always taught splinting during First Aid at Work (FAW) training, but it seems that for many trainers splinting protocols simply aren’t being taught. “Call the ambulance” has become the ‘First Aid Protocol’.
Tourniquets: Debunking the Myth
On a recent course we received criticism for teaching tourniquets in First Aid at Work as many organisations don’t. This post looks at the reasons we do teach tourniquets and hopefully debunks a few myths along the way.
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 […]