Written by Liz Wilkie  EFR Primary and Secondary Care skills are almost the same as any other, in that if you don’t use ‘em, you’ll lose ‘em – but these are the skills that you really don’t want to lose. Often referred to more generally as ‘first-aid skills’, these areRead More

When a medical emergency occurs, trained bystanders sometimes hesitate to act. Why? Because they’re in denial, or they’re afraid of doing something wrong. In today’s post, we’ll examine some of the reasons people don’t take action, and why imperfect care is better than no help at all. In an emergencyRead More

You probably know CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, like you might know the SIM card in your phone is its subscriber identification module. But, do you know how to use SAMPLE questions as an assessment tool for a patient or fellow diver who appears unwell? SAMPLE helps you remember theRead More

In an emergency situation, when life literally hangs in the balance, some people choose to do nothing because they fear being sued. In today’s post, we’ll discuss Good Samaritan laws and whether those fears are warranted. In most states, provinces and countries, Good Samaritan laws protect bystanders who attempt toRead More

Did you know there are more than 2,000 pizza-related injuries in the United States each year? According to the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the injury list includes: cuts related to slicing the pie, falling while carrying a pizza and burns from the pan or the pizza itself. TheRead More

The internet is a place that can be full of inaccurate information about first aid treatments, such as putting butter on a burn, or sucking the venom from a snake bite. As any first aid instructor will tell you, putting butter (or any other food product) on a burn won’tRead More

Written by PADI Regional Training Consultant, Jeremiah Foo Emergency First Response (EFR) training is highly recommended for everyone to help save lives and attend to illness or injury in our everyday lives. It equips us with adequate knowledge and skills to deal with emergency situations before further support arrives. AreRead More

Medical Emergency. It’s a phrase that most of us hope to never hear and a situation that we hope to never be in. But if you were to ever be in a medical emergency, can you confidently say that you would know what to do and what care you neededRead More

Knowing what to do in an emergency situation could save the life of someone you care about. Consider these statistics: According to the American Heart Association: CPR can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival. More than 85 percent of cardiac arrests occur at home – not a hospital.Read More

According to The Lancet more than 2,000 people die each day in Europe and the United States due to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The Lancet also estimates more than 100,000 lives could be saved if more lay people learned cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) – beginning with school children. In countries where CPRRead More