World First Aid Day – Our top free guides!

The second Saturday in September is World First Aid Day!

First aid is often the difference between life and death in emergency situations, bridging the crucial gap between the occurrence of an accident or sudden illness and the arrival of professional medical help. World First Aid Day aims to raise awareness about the significance of first aid, provide valuable resources for learning basic first aid techniques, and inspire individuals to become first aid heroes on standby in their communities.

Have you ever thought…’I really should learn some first aid?’ or ‘Would I know what to do in an emergency?’

Maybe it’s time to take action? A recent report has shown that only half of people in the UK would feel confident enough to give first aid – giving just a 50:50 chance of receiving help.

More worryingly, 70% of people surveyed said they would worry that they might make the situation worse, or do something wrong. And, a shockingly low 4% actually knew the correct skills for the three most life-threatening first aid situations.

Of course, the best possible way you can learn to be a first aider it to attend a confidence boosting first aid training course! But, if that’s not possible right now you can still learn some of the basics.

Here are our top five first aid guides of the year. It should not take more than 30 minutes to read through them all. Time to grab a cuppa and seize the day!

1. How to do CPR.

Every year in the UK 30,000 people experience a cardiac arrest with 80% of those experiencing a cardiac arrest in the home. This means it could be family members or friends, and if we don’t act quickly enough, they could die within minutes.   Read more…

2. How to use a defibrillator – a real-life guide and why there’s no need to be scared to use one.

3. Myth #1 – You might be sued if you give someone first aid

4. SkillBase First Aid Guide to Strokes.