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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.

Heat exhaustion treatment and recovery

Everything you need to know about Heat Exhaustion - Temperatures are rising this week in the UK. Hot summer days can be lovely, providing you have...
Heat exhaustion treatment and recovery

Panic attacks

Panic attacks can happen to anyone, without any obvious cause or warning. They can be extremely alarming both for the person experiencing the attack and...
Panic attacks

Water safety post lockdown

Water safety aspects, including drowning and emergency responses are discussed here by First Aid expert Emma Hammett of First Aid For Life. Covid-19 lockdown is...
Water safety post lockdown

How do you stay safe outdoors?

How do you stay safe outdoors during the Pandemic?  Emma Hammett of First Aid For Life advises how to stay safe as Covid-19 lockdown eases...
How do you stay safe outdoors?

Essential first aid kit for the home

What's in your first aid kit? Although first aid has always been an important life skill, first aid at home is especially important now during...
Essential first aid kit for the home

Pharmacists challenged by social distancing

Pharmacists 'unable to maintain social distancing' at work and risk infection. A new snapshot survey of pharmacists from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society shows that the...
Pharmacists challenged by social distancing

Resuscitation during the pandemic

Giving CPR during the pandemic – Resuscitation Council UK Statement on COVID-19 in relation to CPR and resuscitation in first aid and community settings. This...
Resuscitation during the pandemic