It has been reported today in a variety of newspapers (including the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail) that mouth-to-mouth resuscitation may be a thing of the past. The Study The newspapers reported on a recent study undertaken by American researchers Dr Peter Nagele, of Washington University School of Medicine, and Drs Michael Hüpfl and Harald Selig, of …
For a variety of reasons, having first aiders in the workplace is crucial. Not least because it’s a legal requirement to have minimum first aid provision in any workplace at all times. So unless your staff work 24/7/365 days of the year, you are likely to need at least 2 or 3 first aiders. So …
So the weekend is nearly upon us and plans are being made. Believe it or not, the number of spare weekends are running out before family members descend for the Christmas hols. So the pressure is on to re-decorate, put up the new shelves, or build that flat-pack cabinet that’s been languishing in the corner …
It was reported by the BBC earlier this week that rail staff at First Capital Connect (St Albans) failed to render first aid assistance to a passenger other than allowing another passenger to call for an ambulance. Fortunately, a fellow passenger did step up to assist, but it does raise a number of questions about the responsibility of …
