First Aid

When to Use a Defibrillator

When to Use a Defibrillator

Cardiac arrest can happen at any time and, with an onset of a matter of seconds, a fast response is crucial. Over the past few years, more and more defibrillators have been installed in public places like phone boxes, public bathrooms, shopping centres, schools, and community buildings to give people a greater chance of survival when cardiac arrest strikes.

In this blog post, we’ll answer the question ‘when do you use a defibrillator’?

What is Advanced Life Support?
21 April 2023

What is Advanced Life Support?

Advanced life support (ALS) is a life-saving set of procedures medically-trained professionals can use to save someone’s life.

ALS not only involves the use of advanced life support equipment but the employment of leadership and management skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving to mobilise multidisciplinary teams to take action effectively to save a casualty in life-threatening cardiac and respiratory danger.

Where to Get Cheap First Aid Training Equipment
17 April 2023

Where to Get Cheap First Aid Training Equipment

If you’re setting up a first aid training business or you need to source new equipment, you’ll probably have a tight budget to work to. First aid equipment isn’t the only cost in a training business when you consider all the other general supplies.

The Recommended First Aid Training Equipment List to Teach a Course
17 April 2023

The Recommended First Aid Training Equipment List to Teach a Course

You can’t teach a first aid course without first aid training equipment. These realistic replicas give students the opportunity to practice skills in close-to-life situations. First aid training with the right equipment creates an immersive experience that helps build confidence in your students, so don’t scrimp on these essentials.

How to Clean and Reuse First Aid Items
2 March 2023

How to Clean and Reuse First Aid Items

When hygiene and sterility are paramount, is it really safe to reuse anything in a first aid kit? The risk of exposing a wound to bacteria means a heightened risk of infection, so following hygienic procedures where possible is essential. 

But when we’re trying to make sustainable first aid choices, reducing waste where possible is one of the first steps, so is there anything in a first aid kit that can be reused?

How to Make an All Natural First Aid Kit
2 March 2023

How to Make an All Natural First Aid Kit

The cutting edge of healthcare in today’s world is something to be marvelled at, especially in recent years, thanks to dramatic technological developments like magnetic fields that relieve tobacco cravings or exoskeletal robots that interact with the brain to help paraplegic people move. 

How to Meet Sustainability KPIs at Work
2 March 2023

How to Meet Sustainability KPIs at Work

Working towards sustainable development goals in business is essential to tackling the climate crisis. We take you through the wider context of sustainability, resources for goal-setting, strategies and KPIs to introduce in your workplace and how to meet them, and sustainable first aid solutions you can implement right away.

How Sustainable Is Your First Aid Kit?
2 March 2023

How Sustainable Is Your First Aid Kit?

How sustainable is your first aid kit? We unpack common first aid supplies, exploring how businesses and eco-conscious consumers can make more sustainable choices when it comes to first aid, such as our new eco-friendly first aid lit.

Sustainable Solutions to Plastic Use in Healthcare
2 March 2023

Sustainable Solutions to Plastic Use in Healthcare

Plastics are cheap to produce, hygienic, highly versatile, and durable. It’s no wonder this is the material of choice in healthcare packaging, storage, and equipment to make patient care easier and safer. But plastic waste is making an irreversible impression on our planet, so what can be done to reduce plastic use and waste? And what types of sustainable solutions are out there? 

How Are Plastics Recycled in Healthcare?
2 March 2023

How Are Plastics Recycled in Healthcare?

UK hospitals the largest producer of healthcare waste and the largest user of single-use plastics in Europe, with 11,300 tonnes of waste per day, 22.7% of which is plastic waste, that’s 2.5k tonnes of plastic waste being produced every day by UK hospitals alone. How are these plastics recycled to protect the planet?