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A training course that empowers hard-to-reach carers

01 December 2010

Nursing Older People

Feature

Run by first aid charity St John Ambulance, an innovative project pioneered in Dorset is offering nurses’ expertise to carers who often feel isolated and desperate.

Emergency first aid for nurses

25 October 2005

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

This article provides guidance for nurses on giving first aid in the domestic, pre-hospital and clinical settings. It focuses on resuscitation, cardiac conditions,...

Emergency first aid for nurses

19 October 2005

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article provides guidance for nurses on giving first aid in the domestic, pre-hospital and clinical settings. It focuses on resuscitation, cardiac conditions,...

Improving parental first-aid practices

12 June 2012

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Every day, children present to emergency departments (EDs) with injuries sustained at home, school and elsewhere. In the authors’ experience, little, if any,...

Disability and cultural considerations in the delivery of first aid

11 November 2009

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article, the seventh in a series of eight, covers a range of issues that nurses may come across when providing first aid treatment to people with disabilities...

First aid training in pre-registration nurse education

27 August 2008

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article aims to increase awareness of the lack of first aid skills among nurses and midwives. It is intended to appeal to and challenge students and registered...

Supporting mandatory first aid training in primary schools

10 October 2012

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

In the UK, voluntary organisations such as the British Red Cross and St John Ambulance have been advocating the compulsory inclusion of first aid education in the...

How to perform first aid

13 January 2016

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Rationale and key points This article aims to help nurses to perform first aid in a safe, effective and patient-centred manner. First aid comprises a series of...

First aid provision in nightclubs and other entertainment venues

04 November 2009

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article discusses the role and responsibilities of the registered nurse in providing first aid in challenging environments, such as crowded nightclubs. Basic...

Initial management of patients in an emergency situation

07 October 2009

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Success in first aid is based on the ability to make the most of the resources available and on maintaining the casualty in the best possible condition until...