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Vinnie Jones Compression Only CPR TV Advert
"If you're worried about the kiss of life just forget it and push hard and fast in the centre of the chest to Stayin' Alive" according to Vinnie Jones, Footballer/Hardman/Movie Star and now front man of the British Heart Foundation's...

Health & Safety Law Reform
The Government has announced plans to begin a major cut back of health and safety red tape as early as January. It will begin an immediate consultation on the abolition of large numbers of health and safety regulations and intends to have removed the first...

Manchester Adopts The Food Standards Agency's Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
    Yesterday (July 18th) saw a first for food safety standards as Greater Manchester adopted the Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) Food Hygeine Rating Scheme (FHRS) across all ten of its local authorities. It is a first for the...

First Aid On The Curriculum?
Labour MP Julie Hilling is leading a debate at Westminster in which she will call for first aid to be included in the school curriculum. This is particularly welcome news as First Rate Training have actively sought to deliver First Aid training to...

Husband and Wife Administer First Aid Hours After Training
Tracey Webb and her husband were faced with a horrific road accident just hours after finishing a first aid course – and used their new skills to save an injured passenger’s life.  Tracey and husband Keith, from Plymouth, were driving...

A company in Bradford has been fined £120,000 after an employee's hand was amputated by a machine
A company in Bradford has been fined £120,000 after an employee's hand was amputated by a machine he was trained on for just a few minutes. The 22-year-old casual worker at RDB Fabrication and Engineering went to operate machine used to bend metal...

Hero Teacher Performs CPR at School Concert
A TEACHER was hailed a hero for helping save the life an elderly man who stopped breathing during a school concert. The Physics teacher sprang into action at the School’s end of year Gala, helping to resuscitate 67-year-old member of the audience...

Shropshire Man Fined for Failing to Protect Workers
A Shropshire man has been fined for running a plastics recycling business without having compulsory insurance in place to protect his employees. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Brian Woods, trading as Brian Woods Recycling, following a...

Worker Died on First Day at Work
A Newmarket retail display firm has been sentenced after an employee was crushed to death by a stack of glass he was unloading on his first day at work. Vitalijus Orlovas, 29, an agency worker originally from Lithuania, was unloading sheets of glass from a...

Flu Cases in Wales Heading for 10 Year High
At risk patients are being urged to get to get a flu jab as soon as possible Wales is heading for a 10-year flu high, according to health officials. Eleven patients with the H1N1 swine flu virus are in critical care and 17 with flu-like symptoms in...

Employees to Pursue Dermatitis Compensation?
Several employees of a pharmaceutical company based in Swindon may decide to pursue personal injury compensation after they developed a skin condition due to the fact that they were exposed to Olanzapine. The substance is a common ingredient in an...

Girl's Sledge Trapped Under Moving Car in Prescot
Children are being urged to sledge in safe places away from busy roads as a 10-year-old girl from Merseyside had a lucky escape when her sledge became trapped under a moving car. The girl was sledging on the drive outside her home in Ingleholme Gardens,...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odourless, colourless, non-irritant gas. It is the most common cause of fatal poisoning in Britain today. It causes the accidental deaths of up to 50 people each year in the UK and a much larger number of sub-lethal poisonings. ...

One in Seven Young Teens Involved in Alcohol-Related Emergency
One in seven youngsters, aged 11 to 16, has found themselves in an emergency situation as a result of a friend drinking too much alcohol, new research suggests. A survey commissioned found that more than 532,000 young teenagers have had to cope with an...

Calls for New Quad Bike Helmet Law
The law should be changed to force people who ride quad bikes to wear helmets, doctors have said. Experts are concerned that people are putting their lives at risk by driving the bikes at speeds of up to 90mph without any form of protective headgear. The...

£8,000 Fine for Company Following Workplace Accident
A company has been fined £8,000 for its role in a workplace accident which left a man with severe injuries to his hand. Newcastle-based firm Formica Ltd - which was first established in 1913 - was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)...

Firm Fined £6,000 Due to Accident at Work
A company has been fined £6,000 after one of its employees suffered a serious injury during an accident at work. WCM Europe - which is based in Essex but also has operations in Germany - pleaded guilty to breaching section 2(1) of the Health and...

Seven Injured After Coffee Machine Explodes in Sainsbury's Cafe
Seven people were injured on Tuesday 14 September when an industrial sized coffee machine exploded inside a supermarket cafe. Stunned shoppers and staff were sent diving to the floor after the powerful blast ripped through the Sainsbury's branch at...

Elderly Carer Saves Spouses Life Thanks to First Aid Skills
An 84-year-old woman has praised first aid training for providing her with the skills to save her husbands life. Only a week after completing the first aid programme, Poole pensioner, Jane Holt, was required to put her newly-learned first aid skills to...

Volunteer Lifesaver Saves Grandfather
A forklift truck driver who suffered an electrical storm in his heart has been talking about his miraculous escape from death. He paid tribute to the efforts of the volunteer lifesavers and ambulance emergency crews who saved him. When Mr. Walker, 59,...

First Aid Training Made Me a Lifesaver
Hero Chris Wilson saved his neighbour’s life in the midst of a smoke-filled building just three months after learning first aid – and said the training gave him the confidence to help. Chris’ neighbour – Jack Kewley, a diabetic...

Casualty Treatment: Top Tips
Carry out the appropriate treatment gently and quickly in a confident manner. Reassurance and encouragement of the casualty is most important – calmness and efficiency on the part of the First Aider will inspire greater confidence than mere words....

Multiple Casualty Care: Top Tips
What are the main things that we must know in case of a real emergency? Well, first of all, the first aider must be prepared to take responsibility. This includes: • an appreciation of the situation; • diagnosis; • treatment and disposal; ...

Anaphylaxis First Aid: Recognise Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergy that can affect as much as 15% of the population. If the victim is unconscious, follow the basic steps of first aid. Look for several telltale signs that indicate an allergic reaction: Itching Redness Hives (raised welts) ...

How to Treat Sunburn
Sunburn treatment starts with prevention. Correctly using sunscreen will help prevent burns. Sunburn is caused by UV radiation rather than heat (i.e. we get sunburn on cold, snowy days). Sunburn destroys skin, which controls the amount of heat our bodies...