First aid training can and does save lives

Posted on 22 Feb 2017 by The Manufacturer

First Aid Training - 30,000 people sustain a cardiac arrest outside hospital each year and quick use of an AED can lead to survivals rates of 50 to 75 per cent – image courtesy of the British Red Cross.

February is National Heart Month and highlights the importance of having the essential skills and confidence to help save lives.

The manufacturing sector has statistically significantly higher injury rates compared to other industry sectors. Each year around three per cent of workers in the manufacturing sector suffer from an illness they believe to be work-related.* Every second counts There is good evidence that the early use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) has a far more…

First aid training can and does save lives

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