Making an emergency telephone call in the UK – 999 or 112
When looking at first aid, one thing that is often forgotten is the process for calling for an ambulance. Many
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WatkissOnline – Stewart's Blog
Various ramblings from an IT professional
First Aid
Book Review: The First Aid Manual, including the Emergency First Aid Manual
This is a review of the latest version of the First Aid Manual published in 2006. This is a revised and updated version from the 8th edition of the manual which was published in 2002. This may cause a little confusion in that the latest version does not have an edition number, other than a small reference in the inside cover, to the previous 8th edition. This is NOT a 9th edition. I believe this is quite an honest move by the publishers, which I’ll come to later in the review.
Read MoreHSE gives Basic Advice on First Aid at Work
The HSE has published a new leaflet providing some basic advice on First Aid at Work guidelines. The leaflet includes
Read MoreWQuiz has a project page on the Google Code Site
I have started a project site for the web based quiz engine as used on: FirstAidQuiz.com, and PenguinTutor.com. The quiz
Read MoreHumour: Medical Terminology
This has been around a while, but I still think it’s quite funny. Posting here for anyone that may have not yet come across it – e.g. hiding in a cave ;-).
Explanation of Medical Terminology:
Artery…………………….The study of paintings
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First Aid Quiz Web Site is now on a hosted server
Almost a month ago we had a power failure in Coventry and the First Aid Quiz web site was down
Read MoreNHS trust crazy minimum waiting list rule – Hospital Fined for Cutting Waiting List
This is perhaps the worst NHS story that I’ve ever heard. A hospital that is not being paid for the
Read MoreFirst Aid Quiz Web Site Updated to coincide with the launch of the new First Aid Manual
The First Aid Quiz, Fun and Games Web Site has been updated to coincide with the launch of the new First Aid Manual.
The First Aid Manual, by St John Ambulance, St Andrew’s First Aid and Red Cross
The First Aid Manual is the authoritative guide to First Aid in the UK, produced as a combined effort between the volunteer organisations: St. John Ambulance, St. Andrew’s First Aid and The Red Cross.
Read MoreCoventry Power Cut – Web Site Outage
There was a large power cut in the Coventry area last night which caused an outage on my websites www.WatkissOnline.co.uk
Read MoreFirst Aid Quiz web site, now on updated perl quiz engine
I have now updated The First Aid Quiz Web Site to use the new version of fhe quiz engine, which
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