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Hero Knowle schoolboy ran to give first aid to pupil who had suffered head injury in fall
The Oasis Academy John Williams student rushed to help a classmate who was injured Oasis Academy John Williams student rushed to help a classmate who was injured
Ruaridh Brown: Father saves baby son's life with CPR
A father who saved his baby son's life using recently-acquired CPR skills is urging others to learn first aid.
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Defibrillators at fire stations to help save more lives
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has fitted public access defibrillators (PADs) outside of every fire station across Kent and Medway and has made them freely available for use by local communities.
Husband saves his wife's life weeks after she gave birth by giving her CPR as she went into cardiac arrest
Luke Benrud gave his wife Andrea CPR after she collapsed from cardiac arrest on the kitchen floor in August 2016 in Appleton, Wisconsin
58-year-old cardiac arrest survivor meets his lifesaving team in Bath
An amateur footballer has been reunited with a South Western Ambulance Service “hero” paramedic and two members of the public who saved his life when he had a cardiac arrest whilst driving.
Football coach thanks quick thinking colleagues for saving his life
A football coach and devoted dad had his life saved by his colleagues after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch.
Boy, 9, saves choking dad's life using first aid skills he learned in school less than 24 hours earlier
Schoolboy Jack Lowis managed to use what he had been taught - but research shows just 5 percent of adults have the skills and confidence to provide first aid in emergency situations.
Mum saves her son's life just days after completing a first aid course
Nicola Fox, the mum, who is from Harwood, undertook her first-aid re-qualification at All Saints Primary School recently not knowing that her life-saving skills would be put to the very best use just days later. Now Nicola, aged 34, is urging everyone to learn basic first-aid skills this year.
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Hospital porter uses CPR to save colleague's life
Hospital porter uses CPR to save colleague's life. He is the hero porter at a Hampshire hospital who used CPR to save his colleague’s life. Now, Daniel Spacagna has been shortlisted for a national award for his life-saving actions.
Daughter saves mother’s life by performing vital first aid
A mother is backing the Eastbourne Heart Beat Campaign after her daughter saved her life with CPR. Cheryl Horton-Powell suffered a cardiac arrest and says if it wasn’t for her daughter Jemma she wouldn’t be around today.
Footballer who suffered cardiac arrest on the pitch owes life to bystander who gave him CPR
A footballer who nearly died when he suffered a cardiac arrest during a competitive match says that he owes his life to the fact that there were people at the game who had been trained in CPR.
Hero teen saves his grandad's life with first aid skills he learned at school!
A quick thinking teenager has been hailed a hero after he saved his Grandad’s life when he collapsed with a heart attack.
Schools now allowed to hold a spare Adrenaline Auto Injector (Epi Pen)
Good news for schools!!
Matthew's story: "I gained the confidence to help save someone's life"
Great article from British Red Cross
First aider who collapsed during lesson saved by trainees
A retired nurse talked his trainees through saving his own life when he suffered heart failure during a CPR lecture.
First aid tips for trampoline fun
Summer holidays mean kids heading to Trampoline parks. Get clued up on First Aid tips for bounce-related injuries
Boy, 5, saves brother from choking on meatball
What a little superstar! 5 year old hero saves brother from choking on meatball
Summer First Aid – Be Ready For Anything!
Enjoy the summer but be ready if something goes wrong
Girl uses first aid learned by reading 'Hunger Games' to help friend who tore leg open
Girl uses first aid learned by reading 'Hunger Games' to help friend who tore leg open
Mother is encouraging all parents to get first aid training after saving her baby’s life when he choked
“You don’t expect things like this to happen to you as a parent, but you do need to know what you should do in these emergency situations."
Fund in memory of Tom Parsons, 22, pays for life-saving equipment
A thoughtful way to honour a young life lost too soon.
First aid training is now compulsory for all nursery staff
As of this week, all newly qualified Level 2 and 3 entrants to the early years workforce must have a Paediatric First Aid (PFA) certificate within three months of starting work.
How to save a life – first-aid advice you’ll actually remember
A British Heart Foundation report suggests that our reluctance to intervene is killing people who are in cardiac arrest. Here are some simple, memorable steps you can take to help
Woman saves husband's life with CPR, now calls for wider training
A HEROIC woman who used CPR to save her husband’s life is calling for compulsory life-saving skills to be taught in all schools and workplaces.
Boys life saved
School bursar saved little boy's life - just days after going on First Aid course delivered by Pulse First Aid