Employee advanced first aid training is critical to ensuring your firm has proactive safety measures. A safe workplace fosters higher productivity by preventing avoidable mishaps and providing emergency first-aid to injured employees to prevent calamity. While major and minor injuries are more probable at work than life-threatening ones, knowing how to administer first aid can […]
Over 2.2 million individuals die from accidents related to their profession yearly, or 6,000 people per day. First aiders help sick or injured individuals who require urgent medical attention. Additionally, they are a group that ensures workplaces are appropriately prepared to handle accidents and emergencies. A first aid officer’s primary responsibility is to save lives. […]
Advanced first aid, as the name suggests, is a combination of advanced techniques and knowledge of the equipment required to be administered immediately in response to an incident until professionals arrive. The technique covers a broader range of cases such as major trauma, sudden cardiac arrest, management of large incidents, and treatment of emotionally distressed […]
Life is unpredictable, and accidents, mishaps, injuries, and illnesses can happen suddenly. So during such times administering first aid may save someone’s life. A person who has undergone a First Aid Training Course will be better equipped to handle such stressful scenarios in a calm manner. Medical emergencies like heart attacks, choking, asthmatic or allergic […]
What is first aid? First aid is the initial care given to a person suffering from an injury or a disease to preserve life, preventing the condition from worsening or promoting recovery. It comprises early intervention in a life-threatening situation before professional medical assistance arrives, such as conducting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), applying plaster to wounds, […]
Spotting Misinformation Online Tips for spotting misinformation online Last Friday marked International Fact-Checking Day — falling perhaps aptly on April 2, following the onslaught of misinformation that comes with April Fools’ Day. In recognition of the day, Alexios Mantzarlis from the Google News Lab (and formerly of the International Fact-Checking Network, IFCN) offered up some handy tips […]