Category Archives: First Aid Blog

Last thurs night a young man of 20 collapsed with heart failure on the football pitch in Portmarnock Leisure Centre. I immediately started CPR. My friend john heard that there was a problem and grabbed the defibrillator from the bar and followed me. While I was giving CPR john opened the AED and applied the pads. Shock advised!...

Be prepared this Christmas to handle all the small and big accidents you may encounter. First Aid For Everyone gives you the chance to win a great selection of essential First Aid products worth €75. Our “First Aid hamper” contains a large family size First Aid kit which every household should have. It contains all Continue Reading...

It happened last Sunday at an Irish Dancing Feis on the North side of Dublin. My wife was there with our two daughters. During a short break Siobhan went to get herself a coffee. On her way to the little coffee shop she saw a little girl getting sick. She didn’t think much about it Continue Reading...

We have been asked recently what the main things are a parent will gain from doing a First Aid course. The main point we are teaching parents is that it is better to do something than nothing. We focus to make parents confident that they can handle a First Aid situation. We tell parents that Continue Reading...

We were shocked to hear the tragic story of  the two year old toddler Dean Patrick from Kerry who became entangled in the cord of a blind and subsequently died. The Dublin City coroner said the looped cord on blinds had caused the death of several infants in Dublin and elsewhere. As part of our Continue Reading...

Our morning started like every other day – chaotic. However once we got the children sorted we left the house and my wife walked our 4 children to school. This is routine for us and a brilliant way to have a chat with the kids. They know the route inside out and know where we Continue Reading...

A few weeks ago I was in town attending a training seminar. Afterwards we all went to McDaids just off Grafton Street for a night cap. I got chating to a colleague of mine, Noelle Driver. After the usual banter the conversation became more serious. She told me that for many years she supports different Continue Reading...

Our eldest daughter decided that it was a good idea to sit on a towel and go down the wet slide while we were on holidays in Germany. She flew down the slide and tried to stop as she was very fast. Her arm hit the edge of the slide. As result we had to attend a German Casualty department. What an experience!...

Finally summer has arrived in Ireland. We all enjoy the warm weather and always hope for some hot days. It is the season that can be very dangerous for children. Many parents underestimate the dangers that arise if you leave your child in a car while you are just quickly leaving to nip into the Continue Reading...