Topic: Simple steps to get ahead this hay fever season
Simple steps to get ahead this hay fever season: Hay fever is a common allergic condition that affects approximately a quarter of people in the...
First Aid
The First Aid category provides clear, practical guidance on recognising and responding to common injuries and emergencies. It offers step-by-step advice, safety principles and preventative tips to help readers act confidently and effectively when urgent care matters.
How to help someone who is seriously bleeding
Knife crime is at a record high in the UK. Every day the news report yet another story of injury or fatality related to knife crime....
“Martyn’s Law”
The Government recently published drafting for their Protection of Premises Bill, known as ‘Martyn’s Law’ in tribute to Martyn Hett. Martyn died in the Manchester...
Building resilience
Resilience is the ability to adapt to challenging circumstances without it taking too large an impact on our mental well-being. It has been shown that...
How do effectively deal with insomnia
Severe insomnia can wreak havoc with mental health and physical wellbeing. According to the NHS website, insomnia is defined as regularly experiencing problems sleeping. Sleep is...
Spinal injuries: Alternative recovery position
In this practical training video from First Aid for Life, viewers are shown how to place someone into the recovery position when they are alone...
Why the recovery position saves lives
Why the recovery position saves lives: When you are unconscious or unresponsive, most of your muscles relax and go floppy. Your tongue is a huge...
Food allergies and anaphylaxis
An allergic reaction occurs when the body’s immune system reacts inappropriately in response to the presence of a substance that it wrongly perceives as a...
Your marathon survival guide
Marathon day is almost here. You will have trained for months, dedicating hundreds of hours to pounding the pavements in preparation for the colossal feat...
Top tips for those watching the London Marathon
Top tips for those watching the London Marathon - It’s a big date for the 40,000 people who run the 26 miles, but equally it’s...
