Author: Darren Mitchell

The Importance of First Aid Training

First Aid is probably more important now than ever before. With the strain on the health service, knowing First Aid could gave a casualty a better chance of survival.
MJD Training has been delivering courses in First Aid and health & Safety now for 12 years. Teaching to companies in Stamford and surrounding areas.

We have a wide range of clients, from Cummins Generator Technologies, Zeeco Europe LTD, Copthill Independant Primary School, Stamford College, Stamford Stoves, Equlibrium Gym to name a few.


We teach Regulated and bespoke courses, dependant on the needs of our clients.
MJD Training is also here to offer support and advice.
If you would like more information about our training courses,please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Keeping Safe on First Aid Training Courses

With the new changes coming in on the 1st of November with regards to First Aid Training. All delegates must again now demonstrate the giving of rescue breaths.

To ensure all our delegates feel doing this, we still have safety measures in place.

  1. All delegates will be issued a CPR face shields.
  2. Wipes will be provided
  3. No more than 2 delegates to each manikin.
  4. What has also always been done and will continue to be done, after each course the manikins bare thoroughly cleaned, and the lungs are replaced.

We provide an environment where learning takes place in a fun way, but all our delegates are made to feel safe.

First Aid Training Courses from 1st November 2022

After our period of dealing with COVID and adapting first aid training to accommodate the safety of all with regards to CPR and the giving of rescue breaths, the Resuscitation Council have now announced that on first aid courses all delegates must again demonstrate how to give rescue breaths when performing CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation). All delegates must also show that they can perform 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR as part of the assessment process to gain the qualification and be fully First Aid Trained.

First Aid during the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic

Please read the link below to get the latest information with regards to First Aid provision in the workplace, and also a guidance to those whose qualification is due to expire.

https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/first-aid-and-medicals/first-aid-certificate-coronavirus.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=coronavirus&utm_term=revised-guidance&utm_content=first-aid-28-sep-20

Mini Medics First Aid

 

Did you know the success rate for saving someone who has suffered from a Cardiac Arrest through CPR in the UK is between 6%-8%.

Why do you think this is?

My opinion is because the majority of people in the UK, do not know how to respond in these situations. Majority of UK residents only attend First Aid courses if their place of work requests them to.

In Denmark, they have had a push on CPR training since 2005. Their success rate of getting people to hospital alive following a cardiac arrest has risen to 22%.

Children are taught CPR at primary schools. Teenagers require to do First Aid as part of their driving tests.

MJD Training offers basic First Aid training to children. Our Mini Medics course teaches them basic life support skills.

We have already been into Copthill Independant School, Stamford, and Bluecoats Primary School, Stamford, rolling out this valuable program.

Contact us now to enquire about this program being brought into your school.

This valued skill, learned at a young age, taught to more people across the country could save more lives. You never know, it could be even yours.

CPR. Cardio Pulmonary Resusitation

The facts about giving rescue breaths.

I can’t tell you how many people  state to me they have been told on previous first aid courses, that they don’t do the rescue breaths anymore whilst performing CPR on a non- breathing casualty, or a casualty who is not breathing normally.

On all regulated courses the administration of the two rescue breaths has to be taught. All delegates to attain their qualification MUST demonstrate in training that they can perform the two breaths.

However in the real world, the administration of the two breaths is at the discretion of the First Aider.

It states in The Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015:

‘If trained and able, combine chest compressions and rescue breaths, otherwise provide compression-only CPR’

Trained and able are the key words. If the casualty has vomit, blood, poison on their face, then unless the First Aider has a CPR face shield then they probably would be unable to do the rescue breaths due to risk of infection.

If there are burns to the face, broken jaw, then again the First Aider would probably be unable to administer the two rescue breaths.

If the First Aider is not able to give the rescue breaths, then they would continue with hands only CPR, and now doing uninterrupted compressions as much as reasonably practicable. CPR should not be stopped until help takes over, the casualty starts breathing again, or the First Aider is too exhausted to carry on.

Remember doing something is better than doing nothing. It gives the casualty a better chance of survival.

Welcome to MJD Training

I would like to welcome you all to MJD Training, and a happy New Year to you all.

I hope you like our new website, thank you to Ben Jennings for this.

We pride ourselves on providing high standard of First Aid, Health & Safety, and Safeguarding courses.

The majority of our courses are taught onsite at our clients venues, at times that are suitable to them.

Our clients include New College Stamford. Copthill Primary School. The Acorn Childcare Centre, Stamford. Little Lane Nursey, Stamford. Little Legs nursery, Colsterworth. The Mulberrybush Nursery, Stamford. Colemans Stationers. St Mary’s Dental Practice, Stamford. Nene Valley Railway, Wansford, & many more.

 

If you would like to enquire about our many courses, then please contact us now. We look forward to hearing from you, and welcome you to our family.