by admin | Jun 3, 2011 | CCEFA, CPR, Uncategorized, WEFA
This post picks up on a theme we mentioned earlier – the 3 ‘P’s which can be used to guide first aid treatments and priorities. They’re often mentioned in the Child Care course, but not always emphasised on other courses because of teaching...
by admin | May 27, 2011 | News
Do you know how and when to call 911? It seems obvious. You pick up the phone and dial 9-1-1 (at least you do in this area). Is it really that easy? Well yes and no. That’s why calling for help is included as a teaching topic on every course we offer. Tomorrow...
by admin | May 14, 2011 | CCEFA
Head Injuries in Children Head injuries are of course quite common in children. Most will hit their head at some time or other. Judging when to seek help and when simply to watch can be tricky. If you are ever unsure, call for the ambulance and left the doctors...
by admin | Apr 28, 2011 | AED, CPR, News, research
The Chain of Survival is a way of helping First Aiders (that’s you, once you’ve taken your first aid training course) remember what to do and what needs to happen, in the correct order. In this chain, the more links you have in place, the better the...
by admin | Apr 26, 2011 | WEFA
One of the commonest questions we get while teaching workplace first aid (OFA1 in BC) is “What should we have in our first aid kit at work?” It would be easy to say ‘it’s in your training pack – go and look’ but we’ll also...
by admin | Apr 21, 2011 | CCEFA, CPR
Following on from our last post in which we said ‘anyone can do it’ comes an interesting report about a 9-year-old saving his 2-year-old sister by doing CPR. – he said “I just went running outside and I did CPR on her. I knew what I was doing.” And...
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | CPR, News
As instructors we always say that anyone can learn CPR and that everyone should. We’ve taught people of all ages and abilities, young and old, able bodied and in wheelchairs, folks with learning difficulties, those who struggled to reach the floor and plenty of...
by admin | Apr 10, 2011 | CPR, News
There were a couple of news articles this week which got me thinking about the topic. In one, CPR was successful – in the more tragic story, it wasn’t. Naturally much of a first aid class focuses on when to do CPR and how. That’s why we’re...
by admin | Apr 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
What would happen if your child fell, or somehow hurt themselves while playing? Could you be sure the staff where it happened would be able to look after him/her? A mum in Cloverdale recently found to her dismay that staff considered injuries to the children are...
by admin | Mar 29, 2011 | CPR, News, research
We found an interesting news article yesterday which will give you an insight into how important CPR training is. Researchers (yes, they actually tested this) asked people, both trained and untrained, to attempt CPR in a simulated situation. Of those who had received...
