In addition to your life-saving first aid skills, your office needs to be equipped with the essential materials to deal with a first aid emergency safely and efficiently.

It has been a tragic week in the world of sport after sport persons Gregory Mertens and Danny Jones both lost their lives after suffering unexpected cardiac arrest. Sometimes heart defects can go undetected and without warning can lead to sudden cardiac arrest. It can happen to anyone, at any age.

October 2012 saw the tragic loss of 9-month-old Millie Thompson. Millie was under the care of Ramillies Hall School and Nursery when she choked on her lunch and lost her life.

At the time of the incident, the supervisor on site’s first aid training certificate had expired. Could Millie’s death have been prevented if every staff member had up to date training in paediatric first aid?

Could you tell me what you had for dinner every night last week?  Or how about what you picked up from the shops last Monday? It can be very easy to forget things that only happened a short time ago, never mind 3 years ago!