First aid resources

The following page is full of links to websites and other resources to support your learning from your 1st response course. 

Asthma & Lung UK: How to use your inhaler

Improve your inhaler technique in three minutes! Watch these short videos to learn how to use your inhaler properly and better manage your respiratory symptoms.

The Epilespy Society: The 3Cs

​The most common cause of seizures is epilepsy. Epilepsy is a chronic condition and patients often take medication to prevent or reduce seizures.
The Epilepsy Society have this very simple phrase to help us remember how to treat epilepsy - the 3Cs.

The Sepsis Trust: signs & symptoms

Sepsis (also known as blood poisoning) is the immune system’s overreaction to an infection or injury. Normally our immune system fights infection – but sometimes, for reasons we don’t yet understand, it attacks our body’s own organs and tissues. If not treated immediately, sepsis can result in organ failure and death. Yet with early diagnosis, it can be treated with antibiotics.​

Meningitis Now: Signs & Symptoms

Meningitis is the inflammation of the membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. Some bacteria that cause meningitis can also cause septicaemia (blood poisoning).

​Meningitis Now is a local charity, based in Stroud, and they have a range of resources on their website to help spread the word about Meningitis.