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Seasonal Safety from Kent Fire & Rescue Service
From keeping warm at home to driving during the winter, learn what you can do to help yourself and others stay safe.
Guidance on working in cold and wintry weather
As winter starts to take hold, you can find helpful advice from HSE on keeping people as comfortable as possible when working in the cold.
NEWS, ADVICE, HSE, HEALTH AND SAFETY, FIRST AID, COURSES, TRAINING, WINTER
Stress Awareness Week: Employers have to fulfil legal duty
Britain’s workplace health and safety regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), is calling on all employers during Stress Awareness Week 2024 to carry out their legal duty to prevent work-related stress and support good mental health at work.
NEWS, STRESS, STRESS AWARENESS WEEK, MENTAL HEALTH, FIRST AID, COURSES
Stroke Association marks World Stroke Day highlighting the importance of peer support
A new poll for the Stroke Association found that one in five stroke survivors (18%) said talking to other stroke survivors was the single most important part of their recovery1.
NEWS, ADVICE, FUNDRAISING, STOKE ASSOCIATION, WORLD STROKE DAY 2024, FIRST AID, COURSES
Couple’s warning after mirror sparks fire in family home
A couple from Rochester are urging people to keep mirrors and shiny objects away from windows and out of direct sunlight after it caused a fire in their home.
Enjoy a barbecue without the risk of a fire
The British summer can be unpredictable, but when the sun shines, barbecues often follow - which unfortunately does lead to an increase in fires!
FIRE, TOP TIPS, FIRE SAFETY, ADVICE, COURSES, TRAINING, SUMMER, BARBECUES
“Lucky to be alive”: Hampstead resident thanks paramedics for saving his life
A 76-year old man has spoken of his gratitude to the paramedics and off duty doctors who saved his life after he suffered a cardiac arrest in a supermarket on Finchley Road, north-west London.
NEWS, ADVICE, CPR, FIRST AID, COURSES, TRAINING, AMBULANCE, FUNDRAISING, CHARITY, DEFIBRILLATOR
Smoke is no joke ...
Did you know ... closing internal doors at home before you out or go to sleep will delay the spread of smoke and fire and keep exit routes clear.
NEWS, ADVICE, FIRE SAFETY, COURSES, TRAINING, FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT, KENT FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE
Football legends inspire the nation to learn lifesaving CPR
An inspiring line-up of footballers impacted by life-threatening heart conditions are joining forces to urge more than a quarter of a million people to learn lifesaving CPR.
NEWS, ADVICE, FUNDRAISING, CPR, FIRST AID, COURSES, TRAINING, BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION, EVERY MINUTE MATTERS
Resuscitation Council UK launches landmark report to address inequalities in resuscitation
Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) has launched a landmark report to address inequalities in resuscitation.
FIRST AID, ADVICE, CPR, COURSES, TRAINING, RESUS COUNCIL UK, NEWS, CAMPAIGN
Dover: New defibrillator installed outside café at Kearsney Abbey
A new defibrillator has been installed outside a café in Kent.
3 simple New Year’s resolutions that could save a child’s life
A lot of the time New Year’s resolutions can be a bit too ambitious. And, when you’re a busy parent they can be impossible to keep. But, these super-simple New Year’s resolutions are easy to adopt and could save a child’s life.
NEWS, ADVICE, NEW YEAR, SUPPORT, CHILDREN, PAEDIATRIC, FIRST AID, TRAINING, COURSES, PREVENTION, CHARITY
British Heart Foundation's Spotlight on Hidden Heart Conditions
This September, The British Heart Foundation is shining a spotlight on hidden heart conditions.
NEWS, BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION, CHARITY, FUNDRAISING, CPR, FIRST AID, COURSES, TRAINING, WORLD HEART DAY
World Breastfeeding Week 2023 August 1 - August 7
Set every August for the first seven days of the month, World Breastfeeding Week aims to highlight the huge benefits of breastfeeding.
New scanning methods can detect deadly heart condition before symptoms appear
Combining two types of heart scan could help doctors to detect the deadly heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) before symptoms and signs on conventional tests appear, according to research funded by the British Heart Foundation.
NEWS, ADVICE, RESEARCH, BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION, CPR, FIRST AID, COURSES
Rugby player has 17 minutes of CPR after heart stops
A 27-year-old rugby player who suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch needed 17 minutes of CPR to be saved.
NEWS, CPR, FIRST AID, ADVICE, FIRST AID COURSES, TRAINING, DEFIB
World Food Safety Day
Food standards save lives
NEWS, ADVICE, ACTION, FOOD SAFETY, WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY, COURSES, TRAINING
NFL star Damar Hamlin champions new 'CPR challenge' after mid-game cardiac arrest
Buffalo Bills player, Damar Hamlin, is encouraging young people to learn CPR with a new challenge, just weeks after he suffered a cardiac arrest mid-game.
CPR, ADVICE, NEWS, FIRST AID, COURSES, TRAINING, NFL, SAVE A LIFE
Terry Hunt shares his story how defibrillator saved his life
As the discussion about a missing defibrillator on Newton Road in Ipswich continues, a long-serving newspaper editor has shared his story on how the equipment saved his life.
NEWS, DEFIBRILLATOR, CPR, FIRST AID, COURSES, SAVING LIVES, FUND RAISING, ADVICE
Stroke Prevention Day on Thursday 12 January 2023
This year we’ll be helping people to check for atrial fibrillation, which lots of people live with and don’t even know it.
ADVICE, NEWS, STROKE PREVENTION, STROKE PREVENTION DAY 2023, STROKE ASSOCIATION, FIRST AID, COURSES
Electric blanket fire sparks fresh warning to Save Safely
Following an electric blanket incident which left a man fighting for breath, Kent Fire and Rescue Service is urging everyone to test their smoke alarms weekly, and take extra care if opting for alternative or more cost effective ways to stay warm.
NEWS, ADVICE, FIRE SAFETY, COURSES, TRAINING, FIRE WARDEN, SMOKE ALARMS
Denmark's Christian Eriksen returns, maybe better than ever, for World Cup after Euro 2020 collapse
DOHA, Qatar -- It was standing-room-only in the media tent at Denmark's base. The staff had predicted this influx of interest in the player put up for interview, and when Christian Eriksen quietly slipped in, appearing at the top table, the room fell silent.
NEWS, CPR, DEFIBRILLATOR, FOOTBALL, WORLD CUP 2022, DENMARK, FIRST AID, COURSES
AFC Dunstable defender Alasan Ann on how he helped to save Hertford Town's Potchu Mendes Calucane's life
AFC Dunstable defender Alasan Ann, 28, helped to save the life of Hertford Town midfielder Potchu Mendes Calucane during a Southern League Division One match
Every school will have a life-saving defibrillator by 22/23
Schools without a defibrillator to be provided one by government by the end of 22/23 academic year, building on curriculum teaching first aid and CPR
NEWS, DEFIBRILLATOR, CPR, TRAINING, COURSES, SCHOOLS, SAVE A LIFE, FIRST AID, EDUCATION
Preventing accidents to children on farms
Every year children are killed or seriously injured during agricultural work activities. Most of them are family members of those working on farms.
NEWS, ADVICE, PREVENTION, FARMING, INJURIES, FIRST AID, TRAINING, COURSES, GUIDANCE
Scarlett Moffatt: I was so lonely I rang Samaritans
Samaritans ambassador Scarlett Moffatt has revealed that she used the suicide prevention charity for support after feeling low and lonely.
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK, MENTAL HEALTH, FIRST AID, COURSES, BBC, SAMARITANS
Weather as an Asthma Trigger
How to stay well if weather triggers your asthma symptoms – whether it’s cold air, summer heat or thunderstorms
Paramedic nominates colleagues who helped save his life for an award
A specialist London Ambulance Service paramedic has nominated his colleagues for a national award after they saved his life.
NEWS, FIRST AID, COURSES, CPR, DEFIBRILLATOR, OPEN COURSE DATES
Better Body Group complete Emergency First Aid at Work Course
Better Body Group learners enjoyed their First Aid training.
Bedroom mirror sparks house blaze
A Sheppey homeowner is helping Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) share life-saving safety advice after a vanity mirror sparked a fire in the bedroom of his home.