Category 50 Plus First Aid

Supermarket CPR story – how good training saves lives

I have been an ITG / ProTrainings instructor for a couple of years now but have always been involved in first aid in some description. This began with my Army career where I was a medic serving in various areas…

Falls and fall prevention in the Elderly and Disabled

Everyone falls from time to time but injury from falls and slips in the elderly or disabled cannot always be avoided but the risks can be reduced.  Before we look at what to do if you fall lets look at…

James barry (16) real CPR story

Having practiced CPR and attending many first aid courses that my dad has run I was amazed that when I needed to perform CPR for real how my reflexes took over and I automatically got on with the job in…

Don’t Strokes just happen to retired people?

Don’t Strokes just happen to retired people, is a question that some students ask and they are surprised to hear that it is not just the over 60’s age groups that suffer from Strokes.  In the UK about 150,000 people…

Dehydration in Older People Awareness Week 11th -17th June

The current spell of sunny weather is an outstanding opportunity to raise The NACC National Dehydration in Older People Awareness week. This year’s awareness week June 11th -17th is almost upon us, and this a worthwhile opportunity to raise awareness…

Epilepsy facts and figures

To understand Epilepsy more it is good to know the scale of the problem and who is affected so we have detailed some facts on this condition from the data from the Joint Epilepsy Council.  Epilepsy can affect anyone of…

Free Video Online First Aid Course for Every School Child Site Now Live

Help us spread the word, we have launched a free video first aid course for every school child. We need to get the word out to schools and clubs to sign up for free. See www.studentfirstaid.co.uk and “like” our Facebook page at Facebook.com/studentfirstaid Schools…

201 Hospital admissions a day due to Asthma

National Asthma week this week and Asthma UK state that 201 people who will be hospitalised a day because of their asthma. That’s one every 7 minutes!  They’ll be fighting for breath as their chest gets tighter and tighter and they panic, scared…

50 Plus First Aid – an online first aid course now live

The first aid training needed for the 50 plus age group are different to that on commercial courses. They are not able to complete “text book” style techniques so we have launched a video based online first aid course aimed…