Firstaidsouthampton.co.uk

21/11/2025

10 schools across two, 2 - Day PFAW courses. 1 in Poole another in Southampton with 2 of our instructors. All 5* reviewed and very happy students.

18/11/2025

***EFAW COURSE***
Spaces available: on the 25/11/25

https://www.firstaidsouthampton.co.uk/index.php/first-aid-courses/course.html?eventtemplate=2-qa-level-3-emergency-first-aid-at-work-unaccredited-aed-cert

17/11/2025

New website is nearly finished…

13/11/2025

Must admit. I agree.

'Being filmed giving CPR traumatised me and crash victim's family'

Fiona Ferris was filmed giving CPR to Dominic McGrath, who died after being hit by a bus in Newry last December.

09/11/2025

30/10/2025

2025 First Aid updates are here!
Significant changes have been released, packed with important new information. We’re currently reviewing the details and what they mean in practice — stay tuned for our full breakdown soon.

20/10/2025

Have a read…

The face of the CPR dummy is based on the face of an unidentified young woman who was found in the Seine River in Paris around the late 1880s or 1890s.

Her calm, gentle expression drew the attention of a pathologist who made a cast of her face, and replicas of it became known across Europe as L’Inconnue de la Seine (“The Unknown Woman of the Seine”).

In the 1950s, Norwegian toymaker Asmund Laerdal, who was developing the first realistic CPR training mannequin, chose that same face as the model for Resusci Anne.

24/09/2025

Southampton: Riverside Park receives new life-saving equipment.

Southampton City Council funds 14 new water-rescue cabinets at Riverside Park.

22/09/2025

Busy week: FAW, Re-qualifications, PFAW courses running for the schools in Southampton. All instructors out teaching.

10/09/2025

Been super busy beginning of Sept. We have already taught 5 courses across 5 schools and 3 Blue Chip Companies. Today at Pimperne - thank you for a good course.

14/08/2025

Long over due.

Experts hope to boost cardiac arrest survival rates, with 2.4 million people sitting the test each year.

11/08/2025

***Public announcement *** please see link for update just released.

Due to risk of infection, non-sterile alcohol-free wipes are not appropriate for the treatment of injuries, wounds or on broken skin, nor for cleaning of intravenous lines.