Food Poisoning

Food Poisoning

Food Poisoning   An Article by Worsley Training – First Aid Training in and around Wiltshire     Food can become contaminated by bacteria e.g. salmonella or E. coli, viruses e.g. norovirus, or parasites e.g. giardia in many ways including: not...
Cold Water Shock

Cold Water Shock

Cold Water Shock   An Article by Worsley Training – First Aid Training in and around Wiltshire     The sun is out and fingers crossed the UK summer has arrived?! So have you been tempted to take a dip? Please remember that the water isn’t...
Seizures in a Wheelchair

Seizures in a Wheelchair

Seizures in a Wheelchair   An Article by Worsley Training – First Aid Training in and around Wiltshire     What would you do if you saw someone in a wheelchair having a major (tonic/clonic) seizure? Put the brakes on Let them remain seated in the...
Sepsis

Sepsis

Sepsis   An Article by Worsley Training – First Aid Training in and around Wiltshire   More than 250,000 people are affected by sepsis each year in the UK (The UK Sepsis Trust), so it is vital to keep spreading awareness. It is a serious complication...
Seizure

Seizure

Seizure   An Article by Worsley Training – First Aid Training in and around Wiltshire     A seizure is caused by abnormal bursts of electrical activity in the brain. There are many different types of seizures, depending on which area of the brain...
Avoid Giant Hogweed

Avoid Giant Hogweed

Avoid Giant Hogweed   An Article by Worsley Training – First Aid Training in and around Wiltshire   Giant Hogweed looks like very large cow parsley with rhubarb-like leaves and causes horrendous blistering burns just from gentle contact with its sap in...