When travelling on an aeroplane, bus or train, or even choosing a cinema seat, I always choose the seat closest to the nearest Exit and always in the aisle, because I believe that it will give me better odds of escaping, in case of an...
There was a fascinating story in the news the other day (22/11/16) on ITV1 Good Morning Britain. It showed an interview between Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid with a mother and her nine-year-old son in Florida, USA. The boy’s baby brother had fallen from a chest of...
I recently came back from a whirlwind trip to China and mainly visited Guangzhou (third largest city in China) and Zhangjiajie (Hunan Province). I was very impressed with the general Health & Safety during my trip because it is far more superior to that of the UK. I...
Saliva is basically a liquid substance that is produced by the mouth and glands and lubricates our food, enabling us to chew our food so that we can swallow it. Millions of bacteria exist in saliva and so when passed into another body, can make...
FIRST AID BOX, FIRST AID BAG, AND FIRST AID KIT: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? [caption id="attachment_563" align="aligncenter" width="656"] Objects useful in an emergency situation[/caption] The dictionary definition of a Box is a container, which has a flat base and sides, characteristically square or rectangular and having a lid...
BOY 19 DROWNS IN HAMPSTEAD PONDS The teen who's thought to have drowned in a swimming lake on Hampstead Heath's body was retrieved almost 6 hours after he was noted sinking. The 19-year old was observed battling within the water yesterday night (April 17th). It's...
Basic Fire Safety; why is it so important? You could be fined or go to prison if you don’t follow fire safety regulations. Minor penalties can be up to £5,000. Major penalties can have unlimited fines and up to 2 years in prison. Having a good fire...
A seven-month-old baby died after choking to death on a pistachio nutshell! Paramedics did not remove the shell from the baby’s throat, an inquest heard. Little Gauravdeep had been crawling on the living room floor when he picked up the shell and put it into his...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2kp_IDpI6E There has been a big campaign this month with a bunch of talking soft toys, singing rhymes to help us remember how to give CPR to under 2 year old baby’s. It is rather a sweet advert and although I am not sure how effective it...
So, with that thought in mind, don’t you think that the better you are prepared for an emergency, (having practised techniques in class on the CPR Mannequins), the higher the chance of survival of the victim or casualty? Think about it this way. If you were...