Do you know if you are happy ? On Tuesday of this week, I became the proud owner of 2 certificates. The first awarded me the title of Mental Health First Aider. I am very proud of this. The second awarded me the entitlement to teach Mental Health Awareness courses. Good news indeed. One of […]

First Aid Kit What should a good first aid kit have in it ? The essentials have to be: Gloves, Masks, Ventilation barriers, Eye protection, training and a little common sense for the First Aider. For the Casualty, sterile dressings, bandages and some water for cleaning wounds or flushing (eyes, burns). With these few things […]

Stroke Trapped in a body, thinking too many thoughts. I woke up feeling that I was stuck down a well. There is very little room to move. My arm glued to my body and my legs stuck in mud. People have come to help me. I can see them at the top of the well. […]

To Tourniquet or not to Tourniquet Life has a way of moving through trends. Butter or no butter ? Salt or no salt ? Tourniquets are unacceptable OR Tourniquets are life savers ? So what is the truth ?. A tourniquet is a strap or bandage or tie (of some sort) to stop the flow […]