First Aid in general

This was a journey they took everyday. Leaving home at 0530 to travel into London to open their café. This morning was no different to any other, dark and cold, not the crisp fresh cold of previous mornings more a damp misty cold. As with every other morning traffic was light and the heater slowed reactions. Neither of them was prepared for the wrenching crunch of twisted metal as the motorcycle in front of them was hit from the side by a scooter. He braked hard, but she had nothing to do but watch as the motorcycle rider was flung into the air like a rag doll. She almost heard the thump of impact as the riders body broke onto the hard tarmac to eventually ...  Read the complete review

The following review is my experience of how attending a first aid course, could benefit the whole of your village, town or suburb. I would imagine that most of us at some time have called for an ambulance and wondered why it has taken them so long to arrive. Last year, in my capacity of Clerk to the Local Council, I was approached by a community paramedic, who worked for East Anglian Ambulance Service. The paramedic informed me that from the time of a 999 call being received, the ambulance was expected to get to our village within eight minutes. This was based on the ambulance travelling from our nearest town, situated six miles away. However, ...  Read the complete review

One of my worst memories of school came one day in a cookery class when I was about 15 - my best friend and I shared a workspace, and on that particular day we were making Bakewell tarts. About halfway through the afternoon, my friend went to get something from the store cupboard. I don't recall hearing her fall; I just remember hearing her calling to me and finding her sat on the floor in the cupboard doorway looking rather pale. She told me that she had just turned around and her foot and stuck on a sticky patch on the floor - the result was that her knee had become dislocated and the bottom part of her leg was now sticking out at the wrong angle to the rest of ...  Read the complete review

There has been a re-emergence of old, tried and tested home remedies, in recent years. Aromatherapy which uses natural essential oils from plants and trees is becoming very popular. Herbalism and homeopathy both draw on 'old' knowledge and natural ways of healing which have been around since the ancient Egyptians. I set out to build myself a first aid of natural remedies. My choice of contents for the first aid cupboard is based on my own knowledge (I am a qualified holistic therapist), research and trial and error. The rest of this opinion explains what I selected and how efective it actually was. Most of the ...  Read the complete review