by Senior HealthFirst trainer, Midwife/Nurse Polly Pupulin An Automated External Defibrillator (AED or Defibrillator) delivers an electrical shock to a heart when used after a cardiac arrest. You can’t accidentally shock someone with one. These devices are designed to only deliver a shock when necessary. And…
by Senior HealthFirst Trainer, Nurse/Midwife, Polly Pupulin From the moment our children are born we do everything we can to protect them. As they grow and develop, their needs and abilities are ever changing and keep us on our toes. When they start crawling, shuffling…
You might have been thinking about taking a public First Aid course recently and wondering what is available to you and how to choose a First Aid training company. We are proud that HealthFirst is Switzerland’s leading provider of First Aid training in English…
You never know when your First Aid or Basic Life support skills could be called upon. Every week I hear stories from friends, colleagues, and patients about how they have had to react in a medical emergency to help someone in need. Learning how to give…
Now that we’re back to work and back to school, are you dreaming of a good night’s sleep? Sleep is the one single (in)action that we can take to reset our physical and mental health every day: a nightly rinse and repair of our brain…
We may have heard that giving Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to someone who has stopped breathing and whose heart has stopped beating could save their life. But when it comes to it, far too many of us do not know how to act in such a…
Over the last 18 months, I am sure you have all discovered what it is like to be separated from your friends, family, and colleagues. Even with the lifting of some travel restrictions, it is still challenging to visit our relatives and loved ones across…
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