Outdoor First Aid can mean different things to different people. We have run courses for children of worried parents where the children are about to set off on a trip of a lifetime, to Cycle Club leaders, Forest School leaders where it is a requirement and to Scout and Guide leaders. There is no…
This was a question that we recently received from a School that had sent a Staff Member on to one of our courses: “We have a parent who has brought in a LifeVac® device to use on their child if they are choking. None of us have heard of them before and *** says…
The PAcT kit is designed to support members of the public with first aid for terrorism-related injuries when emergency services aren’t nearby.
This week 4 Minutes delivered a combined Forest School First And Paediatric First Aid course to a number of students across a number of organisations.
If you are at a restaurant, having a very convivial time with a bunch of friends then start choking on a food item do you: If you answered ‘1’ you are probably from a more outgoing area of the world. If you answered ‘3’ or ‘4’ then you are probably a Brit, born and…
Online Paediatric and Workplace courses – warning We have noticed a few websites offering online-only versions of these courses. They DO NOT meet the requirements for Paediatric or Workplace First Aid staff as laid down by the HSE and are a false economy. First Aiders trained this way cannot be classed as Workplace or…
Everyone’s workplace is different. Some people trudge off to a cubicle each day, others spend their life in a vehicle of some sort. I’m typing this Blog in a Leisure Centre as I wait for one of my children to finish a swimming lesson. Whatever you do, wherever you work there is the opportunity…
Royal Enfield have been making Motorbikes since the end of the 19th Century. Named after the Royal Enfield Small Arms Factory in Enfield, Middlesex, their Technology Centre is now based at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, Leicester. Royal Enfield approached 4 Minutes to provide some training for its staff. Whilst it has appropriate Workplace First Aiders, a…