I accidentally turned on the defibrillator while auditing #firstaid supplies in the Library. Those things are loud! I then had to look up how to turn it off, all the while the paramedicine students heads all popped up from behind their computers. Sorry, no medical emergency today people, just me being clumsy!

Reading a #book is no substitute for hands-on #learning, but if you can’t access hands-on learning, this #free #PDF is a fairly comprehensive #guide to basic #firstaid and #emergency response.

It’s 100% free and designed to be #shared, so pass it around!

:antifa_100:

https://riotmedicine.net/

@ai6yr Responding to your number one, basic first aid skills are essential. I am encouraged that more high schools are offering a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course.

#disaster #firstaid #cert

Why on earth are Japanese first aid kits still include poison removers? Isn't "sucking out poison / venom" been proven as ineffective? #eli5 #japan #health #question #firstaid

https://www.amazon.co.jp/Poison-Remover-Mountain-Climbing-Outdoor/dp/B07V2ZTWSC/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?crid=2HWQ8MYNW61LK&keywords=first+aid+set&qid=1693112942&sprefix=first+aid+set%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-5

Urgent appeal for medical professionals and first aiders to work with #migrants in #Calais, Northern #France. https://www.f-a-s-t.eu/application/

#medic #nurse #firstaid #volunteering

Oh yeah, that's hot

Be safe out there everyone. Know what the signs for heat related illnesses are and how to treat them: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/warning.html

#chicago #heat #climate #ClimateChange #firstaid

@cestfleuve the free online #FirstAid courses apparently have NZQA certification and have been going for a few years. Probably worth a look. Here's some more information about them.
https://www.businessnetworking.nz/listing/837531

(2) Aid workers are said to be using short-range walkie-talkies, not Internet communications that can be traced by the Russians.

(3) Some team members should always observe the sky at close range by themselves, instead of relying solely on distant radar systems.

(4) The help after a first attack must expire as quickly as possible. "The first seven to nine minutes are important."

#UkraineRussiaWar #WalkieTalkies #Observe #FirstAid

“If someone else is in that type of situation, it could be a medical emergency,” said Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, the chair of rehabilitation medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Speech impairment is one of the five key signs of a stroke, and it’s important to rule out the most serious possible explanations when someone experiences such symptoms. #stroke #medicine #FirstAid https://archive.is/PvjqK

Last weekend while riding, we came across an accident where a guy had come off his bike. It was the impetus for us to organise to do a first aid course as a team. I'd never considered doing first aid before, but there were several people who knew what to do and all I could do was stand there... #motorcycle #FirstAid

In the UK? Find your nearest defibrillator. You never know when you might need to know:

https://www.defibfinder.uk/

#emergency #firstaid #health #safety #UK #Scotland #parenting #caregiving

Der Artikel beschreibt die Situation beim Amerikanischen Roten Kreuz. Aber man kann daraus lernen: Die Breitenausbildung in Erster Hilfe und im Rettungsschwimmen ist eine verantwortungsvolle Aufgabe, zumal wenn die Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer das Gelernte anschließend tatsächlich anwenden sollen. Eine wirksame Qualitätssicherung ist im Sinne der Menschlichkeit.
➡️ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/16/red-cross-lifeguard-certification-fraud/

#ErsteHilfe #FirstAid #Ausbildung #RotesKreuz #RedCross #Qualitätssicherung #QualityAssurance

Last week, two colleagues spent a day in an entirely different discipline: upgrading their knowledge as First Aiders 🏥 Head wounds, nasty glass shards and other emergencies should pose no problem for Sascha and Patrizia 💪

Great to know we have experts for every occasion 😃👍

#firstaid

We very gratefully received another €30 donation from someone anonymous, via our Open Collective page today.

https://opencollective.com/blackflagmedical

So, we went nuts and bought more stuff.

We've had requests from @solidaritycollectives & #Kharkiv Hardcore for Individual First Aid Kits (IFAKs). The combat is heavy at the moment and they're urgently needed.

We'd love some more support. Any donation hugely appreciated!

#Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #medmastodon #medibubble #firstaid #tccc #tactical #medic

further capitalizing (there's got to be a better phrase than that) on my recent luddite mower fame by saying this:

Hey if you're scared about what may be coming due to the evangelist weirdo or commie scum or whatever and want to arm yourself or make friends with like minded folx who arm themselves in an effort to defend themselves and their community from encroaching *-wing violence, that's great!
PLEASE CONSIDER ALSO ENROLLING IN A "STOP THE BLEED" COURSE! (like at https://www.stopthebleed.org/). Many local mutual aid groups, hospitals, or workplaces put these on.

It will teach you how to use an Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK), which can help improve the chances of someone surviving long enough to reach a hospital if a hot piece of transonic metal decides to go in or through them.
#IFAK #FirstAid #StopTheBleed #guns

https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=-7T7lklErWc&local=true

#FirstAid #ErsteHilfe

I'm so excited for the #KySRA to get back in action. I'm really hoping we can get past vetting fast, run a #firearm safety and #firstaid course. Then we work out monthly range times.

Ugh, I wish I had time to organize back in the day. But I did learn a lot from those comrades. A lot of them have moved on, and I'm happy they're happy. I just hope we can share their lessons and enthusiasm to a new generation.

A brief guide to Haemostatic Agents

https://www.realfirstaid.co.uk/haemostatics

Here’s a more in-depth article on the same topic, updated more recently, even comparing at a high level the performance of the different products and clotting agents.

#firstaid #trauma #medibubble #medbuble #medical

A Guide to Haemostatic Gauzes:

https://medtree.co.uk/blog/a-guide-to-haemostatic-gauzes/

This article is a couple of years old now, but still provides a good overview of the different types of clotting agents used in #haemostatic gauzes; chitosan vs kaolin. There’s been a proliferation of new haemostatic #gauze products on the market lately, e.g. from #RhinoRescue, but this article remains worth reading.

#firstaid #trauma #haemorrhage #medibuble #medbubble #medical

I found this, so apparently it's become near-universal in the US. https://schoolcpr.com/about/states-where-cpr-training-is-mandatory-for-high-school-graduation/ #firstaid