Read true stories of people who used first aid to help in an emergency, or even to save a life. They will help you learn what to do in a crisis and build your own first aid skills.
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.
Have you ever seen someone collapsed on the side of the road but walked on by? Or ignored a person who’s fallen over? Maybe when you got home you thought, ‘I really should have done something’. This is the “bystander effect”. But don’t despair: by reading this you’re on track to never walk on by again.
Mum Vikki Stow describes the terrifying moment when her baby daughter got burned.
Our little princess, Tamzin, is a very inquisitive soul. One morning when she was just 10 months old, she grabbed a hot cup of tea. What happened next gave me the biggest scare of my life. More
It’s February, which means it’s National Heart Month. And we’ve got a question for you. Would you know what to do if someone was having a heart attack? Tim Connor did, which is why his colleague Tony Wong is still alive and well today.
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. More
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.
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.
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