Category Archives: First Aid

First Aid Training as part of your Driving Test?

Posted on 17th March 2016

MP’s are currently giving thought to introducing a mandatory first aid training course to be taken prior to taking your driving test.
According to St John’s Ambulance, 59 percent wouldn’t feel confident to attempt to save a life at the road side, with half of deaths from road collisions occurring within minutes of an incident. Most feel they would wait until an ambulance arrived.
 
The change would inevitably save lives but is the additional pressure on those who do not feel comfortable carrying out such a task […]

Staying Safe on the Roads during Half Term

Posted on 23rd October 2014

If you are a parent then you will already know that half term starts next week for thousands of children across the country, and as this is the last school holiday before Christmas you may see this as the perfect time to go away with your family. However, motorists are already being warned that they may encounter some issues if planning on traveling next week – issues that you may not have previously thought about. So if you are planning on going away next week […]