HP First Aid Training Ltd

25/12/2025

Merry xmas everyone.
Whilst we tuck in to our presents and xmas dinners, spare a thought for those keeping us safe today.
Have a good one

24/12/2025

HP First Aid Training is now closed for the festive period and will open again on the 5th January 2026.

We would like to take this opertunity to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Have fun, stay safe and see you in 2026.

11/12/2025

I remember this campaign when it first came out years ago and to be honest it was one of the best anti-drink drive ads ever.
Sadly it wouldn't be able to be show in this day and age.

Having been witness to too many drink or drug driving injuries and fatalities over our careers, sadly the message still isn't getting accross.

IF YOU DRINK, DON'T DRIVE.
IF YOU PLAN TO DRIVE - DON'T DRINK

Doesn't get any simpler than that really!!

27/11/2025

This old chestnut keeps popping up and seems to be doing the rounds on facebook. IT'S FALSE.
The only treatment for a heart attack is hospital care and treatment

There's lots of post about cough CPR to save yourself during a heart attack

This is one of those posts that looks helpful — but it contains dangerous and outdated information that could cost a life, not save one.

Let’s be absolutely clear:

❌ “Cough CPR” is NOT a treatment for heart attack

Coughing repeatedly to keep yourself alive during a heart attack is a myth, and every modern clinical guideline warns against it.
Cough CPR is ONLY used in a hospital, under medical supervision, when a patient is already on a monitor and a clinician is managing an arrhythmia — not for someone sitting alone in a car or at home with chest pain.

Sharing incorrect medical advice with good intentions is still harmful.

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What is true and important to know:

🔥 Heart attack symptoms can vary between individuals
Chest pain, radiating arm/jaw pain, sudden sweating, nausea, shortness of breath, back discomfort — especially in women — are all recognised signs.

If you think you are having a heart attack:

✔️ The correct response is simple and medically supported:

1. Stop what you are doing immediately.

2. Call Emergency Services (999 in the UK)
Do not attempt to drive yourself.

3. If advised and appropriate, chew one 300mg aspirin unless allergic or contraindicated.

4. Unlock your door, stay calm, stay still, wait for help to arrive.

5. If you collapse and stop breathing — that’s when CPR is required, not coughing.

Early recognition + early access to emergency care saves lives.
Not cough-CPR. Not myths. Not chain-shares.

19/11/2025

18/11/2025

Fantastic day Thursday at Cheshire & Warrington Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) convention Chester Race Course. Outstanding speakers and organisations. All dedicated to equality, diversity and inclusion, very inspiring.

12/11/2025

Every day, thousands of frontline workers carry invisible wounds.
The shift may have ended — but the flashbacks, nightmares, and anxiety don’t clock off.

PTSD isn’t weakness. It’s a natural response to trauma.
It’s what happens when the mind has seen too much and the heart has held it all in for too long.

Let’s break the silence. Let’s talk about it.
Because healing begins the moment someone feels seen, heard, and believed.

If you’re struggling, you are not alone.
Reach out. Talk. Share. There is always help — and always hope.

09/11/2025

Today I had the honour of representing my 'other job' at Chester Cathedral remembrance service, laying a wreath on behalf of North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust.