Top 10 things horse riders need to know about accident reporting
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by Cory Jones
3w ago
Appointed persons – The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) states that it is good practice for first aiders and appointed persons to record incidents that required their attendance. First-aiders should keep a record of any treatment administered including the date, venue, person’s name and job, injury, treatment and/or advice, whether the person returned to work/went home/ went to hospital etc. The Accident Book or Incident Report Book is made up of the series of accident reports an essential document for employers and employees, who are required by law to record and report details of specifie ..read more
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First Aid Training in East Africa 2024
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by Cory Jones
1M ago
First Aid Training in East Africa 2024 In January and February 2024, our Director Cory Jones was working with adventure guides in East Africa training outdoor & wilderness first aid courses. Many of these guides have Paddle UK & Mountain Training (MT) qualifications so this training is important to ratify their UK qualifications.  He has been successfully training wilderness and advanced first aid courses in Africa for over a decade. There is now a team of first aid instructors that Cory has been developed in Kenya and Rwanda who can run first aid training for other guides at the ..read more
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About Brian Glass, Conference Speaker 2024
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by Ann McKillop
1M ago
We are very pleased to announce that Briand Glass will be speaking at our First Aid Conference in Carlisle on March 8th. Brian is a fully qualified trainer in Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid and the Choose Life Suicide Prevention courses, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and SafeTALK (the suicide alertness programme developed for everyone) and has been involved in organising and delivering these courses within the Lothians for a number of years. Brian works part-time with a mental health charity supporting people in crisis with mental health issues,  providing infor ..read more
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About Dr Niall Elliot, Conference Speaker
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by Ann McKillop
1M ago
Dr Niall Elliott MBE is the Chief Medical Officer of the British Olympic Association and Head of Sports Medicine at the Scottish Institute of Sport. We are delighted to announce that Dr Elliott will be presenting on Concussion Guidance in Sport. With a plethora of new research and resultant guidance for concussion in sport, this is a great opportunity to hear about assessing and managing concussion from a well respected expert in the field. Niall has 20 years’ experience of working in sport – from grassroots rugby and ice hockey to multiple summer and winter Olympic Games with Team GB. Dr Elli ..read more
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Top 9 things horse riders need to know about first aid for hypothermia
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by Cory Jones
1M ago
Updated January, 2024 When working with horses everyone understands there is a certain risk involved, but few of us ever think about the risk associated with the lifestyle we all know and love. As equestrians we expose ourselves to the elements day in and day out, blistering heat in the summer and freezing temperatures in the winter. But how often do we stop and think of the consequences of this exposure? Would you know what to do if the elements took hold and got the better of you? We all know that as the seasons change so does the weather. Most of us will experience snow and freezing tempera ..read more
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First Aid During Avalanche Rescue
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by Tom Durham
2M ago
In Europe and North America combined, there are approximately 150 deaths per year caused by snow avalanches, with approximately 130 of these occurring in Europe. In the UK there are over 150 reported avalanches annually but luckily very few deaths. The majority of avalanche deaths involve winter sports participants, and most avalanches are triggered by the victim or a member of their group. The primary and most important way to survive an avalanche is not be caught in one in the first place and this point can never be emphasised enough. Specific techniques, equipment, and advice for avalanche ..read more
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About Mike Beale – First Aid Conference Speaker 2024
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by Ann McKillop
3M ago
We are very pleased to have Mike Beale, co-founder of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance and current Chairman, coming to our First Aid Conference 2024. He is also the co-founder of Thunderbirds, a company aimed at developing drone technology to aid and assist critical care. Prior to retirement , Mike was Headmaster of Craigclowan School in Perth and was a Churchill Fellow in 1991 and English Speaking Union Scholar in 2001. Post retirement,  Chairman of the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Craigclowan Xian, a small school in China, Chairman of Ski Excel, a ski school in the Three ..read more
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About Isabelle Hamilton-Bower – Conference Speaker
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by Ann McKillop
3M ago
We’re excited to announce that Isabelle Hamilton-Bower, Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK will present on The Science of CPR – Key Messages for First Aid Trainers at our FIRST AID CONFERENCE, 2024. Isabelle has been a Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK for over five years. Formally the Lead Nurse for Resuscitation Services in a large London teaching hospital, she is particularly interested in skills acquisition and education in emergency and critical care clinical practice. Isabelle was one of the co-authors who created the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) Basic Life Support onli ..read more
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About Dr Alistair Morris, First Aid Conference speaker
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by Ann McKillop
5M ago
We are honoured to be able to confirm that Dr Alistair Morris will be speaking out at our First Aid Conference in Carlisle on 8th March, 2024. Dr Morris is Medical Director for Mountain Rescue England and Wales. He has over 40 years of outdoor experience including walking, running, climbing, caving, mountaineering, expedition cycling and adventure racing and is an active member of the Calder Valley Mountain Rescue team.  Dr. Morris is a consultant paediatrician with a particular interest in emergency and ambulatory care and medical education. He is a Trustee of NICHE Internation ..read more
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About Liz Murray, speaker at the First Aid Conference, 2024
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by Ann McKillop
5M ago
We are delighted to announce that Liz Murray has confirmed she will be our specialist speaker on Lyme Disease. Liz is a Trustee with the Lyme Resource Centre (LRC). She is a visionary leader with a broad range of experience working in / with health care delivery, life sciences, pharma, devices, health consumer companies. She has worked in the public & private sectors in international and educational settings. Liz worked in NHS for 15 years as a Physiotherapist and Senior Manager before moving across to commercial health sector, where she worked for a further 25 years until retiring earlier ..read more
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