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Burns - The Numbers Game
Each year in the UK approximately 250,000 people will suffer a burn injury On average 300 of these patients will die 90% of all burns injuries are minor and can be safely managed in primary care 55% of burns injuries are caused by flames 40% are caused by scalding 5% are caused by electrical and chemical read more…
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First Aid At Home
Why do I need a First Aid Kit at home? There’s no place like home is right when it comes to accidents with more people injurying themselves at home than anywhere else. This means that you are more likely to need to treat somebody you know than a complete stranger. There are a variety of reasons for accidents occurring in the home but the biggest cause of these is human error caused by a combination of impatience, lack of knowledge, carelessness,... read more…
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First Aid At School
How do the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 relate to first aid provision in schools? Employers are responsible for the provision of appropriate first aid equipment and facilities and trained first aiders in respect of their employees - this includes schools, as they are workplaces. However, the Regulations do not oblige employers to provide first aid for anyone else. Nevertheless, HSE strongly encourages employers, which would also include schools, to consider... read more…
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First Aid At Work
Health & Safety Advice It is a fact of life that people can suffer an injury or fall ill at work. It is also a fact that due to the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 you as an employer must provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to enable first aid to be given to your employees should they suffer an injury or fall ill. It does not matter whether the injury or illness is caused by the work they do or not, the obligation to provide first... read more…
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First Aid for Burns
A burn keeps on burning until the burning stops Essentially the aims of first aid are to: • Halt the process of burning, • Cool the burn, • Cover the burn, • Provide Pain relief You should always assess environmental... read more…
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First Aid – What Do Schools Need to Do?
The Health and Safety First Aid Legislation 1981 set out what an employer has to do and this in summary is to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and qualified first aid personnel. The regulations do not oblige employers to provide first aid for anyone other than their own staff, but employers do have health and safety responsibilities towards non employees. The Health and Safety Commission guidance recommends that organisations such as schools, which provide... read more…
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General First Aid Advice
The following information contains notes on practise which are not compulsory but which you may find helpful in considering what you need to do. Please check the expiry dates on individual components within your first aid kit regularly and replace anything going out of date. Do not use date expired dressings. The text below contains advice on basic first aid for untrained people to use in an emergency. It is not a substitute for effective... read more…
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Nozovent Articles
Nozovent has undergone many trials throughout the world to prove how it can reduce snoring and allow the wearer to breathe easier and we have included these clinical trial results below. read more…
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Risk Assessment –What, How?
Schools should include staff, pupils and visitors when carrying out the risk assessments for first aid requirements. County and controlled schools should check their LEAs procedures, however the following points should be considered: What Size is the school and is it split sites and levels? Location of the School Are there any specific hazards or risks on site? Specific needs Accident statistics What Size is the school and is it... read more…
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So what is the minimum first aid provision?
There are so many first aid kits in the market place it is difficult to know which kit is best suited for the school environment, and more often than not half of the kit will be of use whilst the rest of the content will not. As guidance the HSE and DFEE recommend that where there is no specific risk identified a minimum provision of first aid items would be as follows: Minimum Recommendation for First Aid Kit where no risk is identified: First... read more…
