first-aid

  1. First Aid Kits for Super Summer Safety

    first aid kitsSummer is here! This is the time of year when the weather invites you to leave the indoors. As the sun shines strong, it’s time to plan your family trips and outdoor activities! If you love the feel of sand in your toes and ocean spray on your cheeks, head for the beach to sunbathe or play water sports. Are you a nature lover who yearns to enjoy the fresh air all day and night? If so, pack your tents and journey to your favourite camping grounds! However, no matter what type of summer outing is on your agenda, whether spent at home or abroad, fully equipped first aid kits are a necessity. Basic First-Aid Kits Regardless of how you take holiday, there are many basic items to pack in all first aid kits. For both children and adults, climbing through rugged terrain may lead to falls, scrapes and cuts. You need to be prepared to clean and bandage small wounds safely. Continue reading →
  2. Travelling away from home these Christmas holidays? Pack a First-Aid Kit!

    first aid kit doctor helpIf you or someone in the family has to deal with a life-threatening medical condition, a holiday trip is often a stressful experience. Here’s a quick checklist of how to prepare: Prepare a first-aid kit specific for the illness Have enough medication to last a week or two longer than the trip just in case Arrange for a letter from your doctor to justify medications for customs/police overseas Research the medical assistance likely to be available at your destination Arrange for medibands in the language of your destination Continue reading →
  3. First Aid Kits for the Home are Lifesavers

    first aid kitsThe first and most obvious reason is that a home first aid kit will contain the stuff that your family needs to survive; bandages and any specialist medical intervention equipment specific to your needs.  Allergic response families for example will have an EpiPen in their first aid kit. Diabetic families will have jelly beans and the like. The second reason is less obvious. Having a first aid kit you know you’ve stocked with the right materials keeps the panic at bay, it enables you to calmly assess the situation and reach for the right materials. And as any first responder knows, a sense of calm is key to making the right decisions in a manner that enables the best outcome. So, What Does the Ideal First Aid Kit Contain? Adhesive strip dressings – bandaids. Stock the type that your family member is not allergic to. Non-adhesive dressings – best for burnt or grazed skin. Never use adhesive dressings on burnt or abraded skin. Wound dressings – these thick pads are used to help control bleeding and reduce the risk of infection. Different sizes are needed for different-sized wounds. Crepe or conforming bandages – these elastic bandages are used to create pressure, hold dressings in place, reduce swelling and provide some support. Continue reading →
  4. First Aid Training Brought to Life with Medibands!

    First Aid TrainingRichard Lloyd of DR ABCD First Aid Training uses Medibands® and other medical alert items in the ‘role playing’ that he introduces into his first aid classes as he feels they play an important role in reinforcing a number of key skills for his students. “Before people come to our one-day courses, they have already spent time studying the theory online and they have passed the theory assessment component of our courses,” Mr Lloyd commented. “Whilst we recognise that knowing the theory is an important part of first aid training, it can be a lot easier to answer questions on paper than it is to put into practice what you have learnt and in doing so, learn by your mistakes and successes.” Richard and his colleagues use their first aid training classes to effectively ‘bring to life’ the essentials of first aid training by giving students different scenarios which they must enact in order to learn how best to apply their first aid skills. “We create lots of really challenging, tricky situations for our students. Each scenario is designed to test them and show them how they can apply the theory that they have learned and in doing so, show themselves that they can do it.” Continue reading →

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