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  General Information and Links If you can't find what you are looking for, ask a question in the First Aid Cafe forum here
  For the Public - General First Aid and Information
  For Employers and Workplace First Aiders
  For First Aid Training Providers
  Press Articles
  Talk Night Transcripts
  Articles submitted by our Community
  First Aid Forward Conference PowerPoints etc
  General Information and Links
  Link Database 500, comprehensive and carefully screened links to complement and broaden the contents of the FirstAidCafe community. Also contains direct links to relevant HSE, first aid information. - Must be seen!
  Members of the First Aid webring A list of members of the First Aid webring
  What we all need to know.

Basic Life Support algorithm (Adult)
Basic Life Support Guidelines (Adult)
Basic Life Support algorithm (Paediatric)
Basic Life Support Guidelines (Paediatric)

 

First Aid Manual Online

 All you need to know and a lot more. Note however this is not a substitute for consulting a doctor. If you are concerned about a condition, please seek medical attention without delay.
 

CPR Chart

NEW! CRP chart - please print it out and display it in your office/workplace. (dpf file)
 

SARS

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Collection of information from here and abroad

 

Important topic

Legionnaires' disease

 

 Bone-up on this important topic
 

 

Anthrax
  Friends of the First Aid Cafe Cross linked sites with similar interests
 
For the Public - General First Aid and Information
  Feeling ill?

We can help you find out which treatments really work

  Pharmacy Looking for a local UK pharmacy that is open, doctor or hospital?
  NHS Direct NHS Direct - 24hr Advice
  Stroke How to detect a Stroke - FAST!
  For Employers, Schools and Workplace First Aiders
  First Aid Facts

I will be producing more sheets when I get time. (You can print them by right clicking on the page and selecting print.)

First Aid Facts - Diabetes
  Hangover Something to read prior to celebrations
  OneMinute Stroke Test Not in the first aid manual, but interesting!
  HSE FAQ Frequently Asked Questions regarding the first aid requirement in the workplace - HSE requirements.
  HES FAQ2 More frequently asked questions regarding the first aid requirement in the workplace - HSE requirements.
  HSE QA Your questions answered - pdf document by the HSE
  HSE Training What training is required
  HSE - Law HSE requirements regarding first aid
  HSE Changes Discussion document on proposed changes in First Aid training and provision
  Final Analysis

How you responded to the HSE Discussion document.
(Note: pdf 300k)
  Evaluation Evaluation of the Analysis (above)
  Schools First Aid requirements for schools. DfES Good Practive Guides
  Emergency planning HSE leaflet "Emergency planning” Arboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group. Contains useful information including remote working.
  Update 2002 Update information on the First Aid Manual 2002 (NOTE: this has been superceded by the 2005 changes).
  CPR Effectiveness JAMA report into CPR effectiveness out of hospital. (pdf 100k)
  Heart How the Heart Works
  Articles from Resus web site

Interesting Articles from the Resuscitation Council (UK):

  • Teaching Bag-Valve-Mask
  • Statement on "Cough CPR"
  • The legal status of those who attempt resuscitation.
  • Responsibility of organisations and institutions to provide a defibrillator
  Pfd file This is from DFES/SURESTART reference PFA. It is guidance/standard which OFSTED use to seek compliance with the Children's Act. The Criteria is the minimum a course must cover and the contact hours is 12 hrs.
  Medical Dictionary - click on letter
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
  For First Aid Training Providers
  HSE Charges Charges for FAW & Medical Training
  AEDs

Frequently asked questions on AEDs and Training
Core competencies in adult CPR and AEDs

  HSE Charges Charges for FAW & Medical Training
  HSE Approval A guide to gaining and maintaining HSE approval - (How to become a HSE FAW training provider / Trainer)
  Casella Research into the effectiveness of Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
  Articles from Resus web site

Interesting Articles from the Resuscitation Council (UK):

  • Teaching Bag-Valve-Mask
  • Statement on "Cough CPR"
  • The legal status of those who attempt resuscitation.
  • Responsibility of organisations and institutions to provide a defibrillator
  HSE Changes NEW Discussion document on proposed changes in First Aid training and provision
  NVQ - First Aid Find out about the first NVQ in First Aid
 

Press Articles
  Ready for Anything Nurses & First Aid - Nursing Standard article
  Talk Night Transcripts
  BLS Changes 2005 Guest Dr Tony Handley from the Resuscitation Council (UK) author of the BLS 2005 changes.
  Anaphylaxis Guest: Susan Gierthy leads the St Andrew Anaphylaxis Awareness Campaign.26/9/2003
  HSE Guest Dr. Richard Elliott aka Einstein from the Medical unit of the HSE
  Resuscitation Council Guest Dr Tony Handley from the Resuscitation Council (UK)
     
  Articles submitted by our community
  First Aid
The future		 Includes a report on the thirteenth annual scientific symposium of the Resuscitation Council (UK)
  Dynamic repetative staged teaching Dynamic repetitive staged teaching - the way forward with CPR training?
  First Aid Forwards Conference
 

First Aid Conference 2004

Powerpoint files submitted by the speakers of First Aid Firward Conference & Exhibition 2004 at Manchester.

Review of Regulations by Dr Richard Elliott; HSE (File Size 136k)
  First Aid Forward Conference 2007 New

PowerPoint and other files submitted by the speakers at the First Aid Forward Conference Feb 2007.

Subject Speaker
Why Trauma Patients Die (11Mb - ppt) Professor Keith Porter
Suspension Trauma. (1.8Mb - pdf) (Currently not available) David Halliwell
Consent - Are you legal ( 650kb - ppt)

Sarah Manning,

Data Downloads. External defibrillators (120kb - ppt) Martyn Box
First aid an overseas viewpoint. (790kb - ppt)

Peter Mckie
Tax - Employment Status for trainers. (190kb -ppt) Geoffrey Fothergill