The winter vomiting bug
‘Vomiting Larry’ is busy testing how far the winter vomiting virus can travel during an episode of being sick. He is not a retching human – but a simulated vomiting system that shows the virus can travel over 3m (9.8ft)…
‘Vomiting Larry’ is busy testing how far the winter vomiting virus can travel during an episode of being sick. He is not a retching human – but a simulated vomiting system that shows the virus can travel over 3m (9.8ft)…
We have added a Polish version of the student manual for all our first aid courses. Students can download this from their free ProTrainings login area. The polish version will give a better source of reference to reinforce class and…
ProTrainings have been working closely with an Awarding Body to ensure that we can offer the new Ofqual QCF First Aid at Work course when it launches on the 1st January 2013. The HSE approved First Aid at Work and…
Published online today (31 October) the latest statistics on work-related health, safety and enforcement in Great Britain 2011/12 and includes the following key annual figures: 1.1 million working people were suffering from a work-related illness – down from 2010/11 and continues the downward trend observed…
We have launched our new free internet TV channel “The First Aid Show” at www.firstaidshow.com as well as on facebook and youtube. This site will contain news and stories from the world of first aid, medical and safety to complement our online and classroom training…
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…
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…
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…
A normal heart beats between 60 and 100 per minute when resting but someone with Atrial Fibrillation this may be increased to over 140 beats per minute and be irregular. You may detect this when caring for someone by a…
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…