AED Donation to St Johnstone Community Trust Saves a Life
A new study has found that many Scots are not confident about performing CPR in an emergency. Every minute that no one acts, the chance of someone’s survival drops by [...]
March 2018
August 2017
Life-saving defibrillator for Perth Airport
Life-saving defibrillator for Perth Airport A life-saving public defibrillator will be available at Perth Airport 24/7 thanks to a generous donation to Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA). The Powerheart AED [...]
A&E First Aid Training to hold work shops along with Dr Gareth Clegg Scottish Community Resuscitation Conference 2017
Dr Gareth Clegg Gareth Clegg is a Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh. He leads the Resuscitation Research Group (RRG) at [...]
when can we give First Aid
Giving First Aid Treatment Firstly, we must act in the best interests of the casualty. This affords the casualty the right to refuse treatment by a first aider, if they [...]
June 2017
First Aid and Fire Safety Training Event
Health and Safety and Fire Safety legislation places a duty on employers to provide employees with suitable training in first aid & fire safety to ensure the safety of employees [...]
March 2017
Strathearn Mums And Toddlers Baby And Child Emergency First Aid
Are you a new Strathearn Mother would you know what to do in a medical Emergency with your new Baby? If not A and E are offering a baby and [...]
November 2016
Scottish Ambulance Service Staff and Volunteer Awards 2016
This year we received over 170 nominations for awards from staff and members of the public. I am delighted to inform you that have been nominated by Gavin Thorburn, Emergency [...]
October 2016
St Andrews First Aid Awards 2016
Dear Alan I am delighted to inform you that you have been nominated for the Community First Aid Champion Award at this year’s Scottish First Aid Awards. The Scottish First [...]
September 2016
Catastrophic Bleeding
If your casualty is bleeding so fast that they are likely to die in minutes and it cannot be stopped by direct pressure; this is called Catastrophic bleeding. We have [...]