Understanding when to phone an ambulance, take someone to A&E, or to their GP is a critical decision. Particularly when the NHS is in overwhelm! Ambulances may struggle to get to you as the A&E departments are gridlocked and ambulances are therefore queuing for hours to deliver patients to A&E. Patients are spending many hours […]
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In the last year there have been over 50,000 recorded offences involving knives and sharp instruments in the UK. These statistics are shocking and sadly provide a compelling reason to learn first aid. Knife crime is on the rise, with more fatalities and injuries among young people than at any other time. What can we […]
Learn how to do CPR with the Resuscitation Council UK: See also their interactive films to test your knowledge of what to do in an emergency at https://lifesaver.org.uk/ […]
999 – when to call for an ambulance and when not to: Would you know when to call an ambulance, when you don’t need an ambulance and when it is more appropriate to drive yourself to A&E or visit your GP instead? Our emergency services are there for when we are at our most vulnerable, to […]
Patients and the public must continue to seek medical help for serious conditions during this COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Jackie Taylor, the President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, has joined with other health leaders from across the UK to call on the public to continue to seek appropriate medical help during […]
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Sadly, the news has been full of stories of stabbings across the country these past few weeks, as knife crime in the UK continues to rise. Catastrophic bleeding doesn’t only happen as a result of stab wounds though. It can happen any time, anywhere and can occur as a result of DIY injuries, accidents in […]
News that knife crime convictions in England and Wales are at a record high – courts dealt with 19,000 cases in 2016 with increases driven by juvenile offenders – has reignited the debate about whether the population should be routinely ‘upskilled’ when it comes to first aid. In particular, there is discussion about the whether […]