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Category: First aid
Don’t stop at 999: helping a stranger at the station
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Photo credit: Teri Pengilley
Raluca Corneanu was waiting with her husband at a London Underground station to meet friends, when she spotted a man lying on the floor. Without hesitation, she stepped forward to help until an ambulance arrived.
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‘His face started turning purple’
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Photo credit: Aaron McCracken
When Lindsay Ritchie realised her four-year-old son Logan was choking on a grape, her mind went blank. Then, she remembered a video she’d seen on the British Red Cross’ Facebook page. And she knew exactly what she needed to do.
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Meet the children who love learning first aid
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Love is a strong word. But when we spoke to a group of eight and nine year olds about a first aid session at their school, that word came up again and again. Meet the children from Breck Primary School who love learning first aid.
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Learn and share: make 2017 a life-saving year
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Have you thought about learning a life-saving skill this year? The British Red Cross is asking you to learn one simple first aid skill and share it with others. Who knows, you could help save a life.
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Tipping our hats to the first aid stars of 2016
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We love hearing how the British Red Cross is helping to make sure you know what to do in a first aid crisis – however you learn first aid with us. We tip our hats to you and look back at some of the first aid stars of 2016.
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‘I learnt first aid for my baby girl but saved another’
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Rowena Vithlani decided to learn first aid on a British Red Cross course after giving birth to her daughter. She wanted to build her confidence as a parent. Little did she know that her decision to do so would help save another baby’s life.
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First aid at your fingertips: the app helping you to help others
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Adam Banks knew first aid. But when he came across a man having a seizure, having the British Red Cross’ First Aid App in his pocket gave him a confidence boost. With over six million downloads worldwide the app, now celebrating its fifth birthday, is helping you to help others.