First Aid Corporate Training FACT

30/10/2025

If you have school aged children then you should be aware that current European guidelines state that they should be taught CPR every year. It is on the curriculum as part of their Physical Health and Well Being lessons (previously known as PHSE).

By the end of Primary school children should know how to make a clear and efficient emergency call. CPR education should start as young as aged 4. This should include knowing their address, what to do if someone doesn’t wake up, recognition of an emergency and knowing what who to call. The training should then progress to comprehensive CPR training by the age of 10. Breaths should be introduced by the age of 14 along with the use of a defibrillator.

One of the biggest problems is schools trying to teach this in house without the correct expertise and equipment. Showing the children a video or PowerPoint will NEVER replace hands on expert training. You wouldn’t ask a first aid trainer to teach a maths lesson ! Give us a call to see what you need and when we can deliver the correct training for you and the children…

29/10/2025

Does your school have a defibrillator ? A defibrillator could in an emergency save someone’s life. It could only save a life if the emergency services know where it is. There are currently 8,500 defibrillators in schools that the emergency services can’t see because they’re not registered on . The Circuit is a national database of defibrillators so whether you’re a parent, student, teacher, grandparent, carer or someone who cares check if yours is registered. You can do this https://www.defibfinder.uk/ if it’s not encourage your school to register by taking this simple life saving step…

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29/10/2025

Does your school have a defibrillator ? A defibrillator could in an emergency save someone’s life. It could only save a life if the emergency services know where it is. There are currently 8,500 defibrillators in schools that the emergency services can’t see because they’re not registered on . The Circuit is a national database of defibrillators so whether you’re a parent, student, teacher, grandparent, carer or someone who cares check if yours is registered. You can do this https://www.defibfinder.uk/ if it’s not encourage your school to register by taking this simple life saving step…

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27/10/2025

Who knew 🤷‍♀️

24/10/2025

It doesn’t take long to learn how to do CPR and potentially save a life. Make the call, book a course and save someone …

22/10/2025

Why ? Just why ?

Two in five UK adults admit they wouldn’t know how to perform CPR.

That’s two in five people who might not feel confident to act when it really matters.

By learning the skills to save a life, you could make a real difference. Let’s make sure everyone feels confident and ready to act when every second counts.

Join us this month by learning the steps to CPR: bit.ly/RSAH-get-trained

22/10/2025

The chain of survival is critical to saving the life of a casualty. Identify that someone is having chest pains, talk to them, keep calm, look at the signs & what are their symptoms ?
If you have any concerns phone 999 immediately Do Not underestimate chest pains… get help from others and if you’re concerned about doing cpr then you can still be part of that chain of survival. You could call for help, can you get in touch with a next of kin, look after the person’s belongings, fetch the defib go outside to wait for and direct the ambulance to the casualty.
Form part of the chain you could be the critical link🙏
Want to learn more FACT are here to teach you

21/10/2025

Yesterdays pop up CPR session was a success with lots of people getting involved practicing and asking questions.
It wasn’t a surprise however to hear people say “I’m too busy” “I have a meeting to get too” “I’ve already done it” “ I know how to” “I’m getting my lunch” … only 1 person said “I’d be too scared”. What meeting, lunch date, being too busy is more important than saving a life. These answers are the same when people are offered a first aid at work course in their workplace. What people don’t think is about the bigger picture.
First aid at work is not just about looking after those at work. Yes you learn tnose skills at work but you don’t leave the first aiders hat at the door when you leave work. It’s about looking after those around you at all times, on the train, in the supermarket, at the petrol station, walking the dog, at the gym, in the pub, at home the list is endless.
Think about it your employer has a responsibility to provide workplace health and safety with training. Your employer is paying for the course and giving you the time to be trained but those skills could save anyone’s life, even theirs.
Been offered a course ? Accept it. Not been offered a course ? Ask for one. FACT 53% of people who do CPR have learnt the skill on a first aid at work course !!

20/10/2025

Today FACT delivered a pop up first aid session. We used the foyer of to introduce CPR, defibrillators, choking practices and what to do if someone is bleeding. Lots of people showing an interest asking relavent questions and practicing CPR. Thankyou to all who took the time to pop along …

16/10/2025

As part of the Resuscitation Council (Uk) restart a heart day FACT will be delivering a pop up CPR session. If you work in the centre of Birmingham come along and learn a little which could make a big difference to someone.

We will be in the foyer of the between 11.45-2.30 on Monday 20th Oct. You can use manikins to practice cpr, learn what to do if someone is choking, use a defib, have a sit in the evac chair and chat about what your company needs.

If you’d like more info contact us or simply pop along…

15/10/2025

A BLS - Basic Life Support course can take as little as 3 hours but will teach you the basics of how to save a life. You will learn how to safely put someone into the recovery position which maybe all they need, you’ll go into a little detail and learn how to do effect CPR on a casualty who is unconscious and not breathing, how to use a defibrillator, what to do if someone is choking and what to do if someone is bleeding.

Sounds simple really but remember if someone is bleeding profusely there is no point pushing on the heart as they’ll bleed more the heart is a pump it’ll pump out…

“Bleeding over breathing over breaks”

Want to learn more, you should do, as employers you have a responsibility to ensure people are safe having access to a trained staff with knowledge to help in any emergency situation. FACT will help drop us a message to find out more.

14/10/2025

Tourniquet, Heamostatic dressings, catastrophic bleed, venous, arterial… Do you know where your nearest bleed control kit is ? Would you know what to do if someone is bleeding profusely ? The quick recognition of an arterial life threatening bleed could save a life. An arterial bleed
will be spurting, bright red blood which needs stopping asap to avoid death.
Learn about this and a whole lot more with First Aid Corporate Training FACT call now to book or simply find out what your company first aid needs are …