From toddlers to grandparents, lots of us love to jump in the water for a spot of swimming. And at some point in our lives, we may have learnt something about how to help someone who’s drowning. But do you remember it?
While there are lots of beautiful, open water swimming locations where you can go for a dip safely, drowning still accounts for more accidental deaths in the UK than road cycling accidents.
So what’s going on? Here are five things you should know about drowning.
At the beginning of this year, we set you a challenge: make 2017 a life-saving year by taking part in learn and share.
We asked you to learn one simple first aid skill and share it with others.
From watching first aid videos on our website to taking a first aid course, hundreds of you have responded. Here’s how.
A series of acid attacks took place in east London within 90 minutes of each other last night. Such attacks used to be incredibly infrequent in the UK, but there are concerns the numbers appear to be rising.
Here’s how to help someone who has a chemical or acid burn.
Father’s Day is a time for showing your dad some appreciation. But this year, things are quite reversed for Zoe Tootle’s family. After she helped her dad through a heart attack, all the appreciation is going to her.
Zoe recalls how it all happened.
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Indoor trampoline parks have popped up across the UK to feed kids’ love of bouncing. Some of us have also bought trampolines for our gardens.
While they provide hours of fun and a good dose of exercise, from time to time accidents may happen.
Staff at indoor trampoline parks are usually trained in first aid. But one study found that trampolining injuries were the biggest cause of exercise-related injuries in the home.*
So get clued up with our top first aid tips for some common bounce-related injuries.
Whether your pride and joy is a hydrangea plant or rose tree, if you have green fingers you’ll be welcoming the better weather in your much-loved garden.
The nature of gardening tools and prickly plants means sometimes people accidentally get hurt. But learning a little first aid doesn’t hurt at all.
Here are our top first aid tips for gardeners.
If you’re taking part in a sporting event this year, you might meet someone like Andy Owen. He’s an event first aid volunteer for the British Red Cross.
Every year, Red Cross staff and volunteers like Andy help out at lots of different events, including sporting ones. So, they know a thing or two about sports injuries.
It’s almost a year since Claire Burke went into labour while in traffic during the Asics Greater Manchester Marathon. She feared she’d give birth in the car – until a Red Cross ambulance appeared.
As Mother’s Day approaches, she reflects on that day and how the actions of two Red Cross volunteers mean that this year, she and her family can celebrate it together.
