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Due to popular demand we have added in some extra dates for the 12 Hour Paediatric First Aid for Childcarers Course in York on 2 Saturdays.  The next course is 12th & 19th May 2018 and you can book your space here  

With such a large choice of first aid training providers available via the internet it can be difficult to choose. Many people searching online will compare prices and it can be tempting to buy the cheapest. Cheapest is not usually the best option! Getting good value is important but even more important is that you choose a reputable company that is trusted, recommended and operates legally to current standards.

We are pleased to announce that our routine quality assurance visit was carried out last month by the First Aid Industry Body (FAIB) and we passed with flying colours.

We have just added a new range of outdoor steel defibrillator cabinets to our range of quality products. Public access defibrillators are vital to every community to help improve survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest in the UK. The cabinet chosen to store your defibrillator in is an important investment to ensure that it protects your defibrillator from environmental conditions so it is ready for use when needed. Many people have bought cheap and as in most cases had problems with poor quality locks, heater failure or finding that their cabinet does not have a heater at all!

In 1974 there were 651 fatal injuries to employees at work. Since the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 the figure of fatal injuries at work has reduced to 92 in 2014/15. Although this is a big improvement 1 worker is 1 too many.

Health and Safety Executive statistics

These are a few of the key figures for Great Britain 2014/15

Is your workplace first aid prepared? Do you have a good group of first aid at work trained staff and sufficient in date first aid supplies. Have you completed a first aid at work needs assessment and has this identified any special equipment such as defibrillators. 

We can come to your workplace and deliver a first aid at work course that will be both enjoyable and informative. You and your staff will have lots of hands on practice learning the essential live saving skills such as CPR and how to use a defibrillator.

Early access and early defibrillation, along with effective CPR, give the best chances of survival for a patient who suffers a cardiac arrest.

Having a cPAD means installing a special cabinet on the outside wall of a building so that the automated external defibrillator (AED) inside can be accessible 24/7 to anyone in the vicinity who requires it. The cabinet should be safely installed without having a direct supply from mains electricity providing added reassurance once installed.