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Seven deaths in Maryland, USA occurred in fire-related incidents during the first two months of 2014, with four of the fatal fires taking hold despite the presence of smoke alarms. However, the alarms were later found to have dead or missing batteries. The deaths came despite a new law that came into effect on July […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Royal Commission into Australia’s Insulation Program has been told concerns about fire risk were raised months before the project roll out started in July 2009. Abandoned after a year, the scheme also has been blamed for its part in the deaths of four installers. Keith Wilson QC told the inquiry one training module was […]
CONTINUE READINGThe UK Chief Fire Officers’ Association (CFOA) has called for a review on the use of flying paper lanterns after an assessment of the hours taken to attend fires the lanterns have caused. Flying lanterns, also known as ‘Chinese lanterns’ are constructed from rice paper. They contain a small candle and when lit, the flame […]
CONTINUE READINGWhen Kerri Summers’ 13 month old son Luke choked on a grape, the actions of his quick-thinking nanny were credited with saving his life. Even with the nanny’s speedy intervention, Luke’s lungs collapsed and he was on life support in hospital for five days. After his (full) recovery, doctors told Mrs Summers about the ‘chain […]
CONTINUE READINGA healthy 81-year-old UK woman, Joy Tompkins, has had a “do not resuscitate” (DNR) tattoo inked on her chest in case she’s taken unconscious to hospital and staff want to revive her. “If I’m found and I can’t say anything, I want the doctors to know,” she says. Tompkins does not have a death wish: […]
CONTINUE READINGChina’s Ministry of Health has issued first aid guidelines for helping elderly people who have fallen down. Falls are the primary cause of death among China’s 150 million citizens aged 65 and over, and “effective and timely treatment will reduce the damage incurred by falling down,” according to the guidelines. “If the person shows symptoms […]
CONTINUE READINGA Perth, Western Australian man has been recognised for his rescue work on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Centre in New York. Adam Perkins, a former lifeguard, used his first aid training to help set up a makeshift triage as well as assisting fire fighters and emergency workers. He said he spent most […]
CONTINUE READINGA Victorian man who was impaled on a steel stake after he fell from a rock has used his first aid skills to save himself. Gary Walker, 45, fell from a lookout in Melbourne’s north west, landing on a steel spike which pierced his upper thigh. A paramedic, he used his belt as a tourniquet, […]
CONTINUE READINGCouncil director Obio Chenyere said the council would lobby Government for all drivers to be trained in basic first aid, although the training programme would focus on public transport drivers. “Towards our vision for a safer Zimbabwe, our intention is to nationalise the first aid training exercise so that we train all drivers, especially public […]
CONTINUE READINGAustralian businesses will benefit from new national health and safety regulations despite the extra expenses incurred, according to Safe Work Australia, which says the new regulations will deliver annual productivity improvements of between A$1.5 billion and A$2 billion over the next 10 years. It is estimated small businesses and single-state firms will face total extra […]
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