03/07/2025
It’s a requirement for my Society of Sports Therapist membership that I keep my first aid up to date. Today I attended a Clear Aid course and for the first time actually enjoyed a first aid course! If anyone needs to do theirs would highly recommend getting in touch with these guys!
✅ 4 Surprising First Aid Facts Everyone Should Know
1. You have as little as 4 minutes to help someone in cardiac arrest before brain damage begins.
🫀 That’s why CPR and defibrillation are crucial in those first moments!
2. The average UK ambulance response time is 8–15 minutes.
⏱ Could you help save a life in the meantime?
3. Coughing during a heart attack won’t help.
🚫 “Cough CPR” is a myth! Call 999 and start chest compressions.
4. Most choking deaths happen at home – often at the dinner table.
🍇 Common culprits: grapes, sausages, and hard sweets.
Bonus one… 5. You don’t need to give mouth-to-mouth to perform CPR.
👋 Hands-only CPR can still double survival chances… However, Studies suggest CPR with rescue breaths may improve survival by up to 5–10% more in oxygen-deprivation cases compared to chest compressions alone. #999 #911
