EMCARE August Article Summaries

• 26 August 2022

1. Learn How to Treat Bleeding Wounds with First Aid Training:
   
   All bleeding wounds should be treated seriously and receive immediate first aid care. In this brief guide, we outline the four steps you need to take when faced with a person with a bleeding wound. Bleeding wounds can be hazardous both for the injured person and for you, which is why you need to take the correct highlighted steps to avoid the risk of shock, infection, and HIV transmission. Learn how to treat bleeding wounds expertly and confidently with EMCARE’s first aid training. Read more
   
   
2. Fire Fighting Course: Everything You Need to Know About Fire Extinguishers:
   
   Fire extinguishers are essential firefighting tools that can quickly put out a fire, making it critical that everyone is equipped to use one in the case of an emergency fire. From the different types of fire extinguishers to how to use a fire extinguisher to storage and maintenance, we outline all the essential basics that you should know about fire extinguishers in this brief guide. An EMCARE fire fighting course will cover everything you need to know about fire extinguishers and ensure you can confidently and safely handle an emergency fire. Read more
   
   
3. First Aid Course: What To Do When Someone is Choking:
   
   Choking is a serious medical emergency and it is essential that the choking person receives immediate and expert first aid care. In this brief guide, we outline the steps to take when someone is mildly and severely choking. For mild choking, you will need to encourage the person to cough and then have them receive emergency medical attention. For severe choking, you will need to follow the guided steps to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre, and if they lose consciousness, you will then need to perform CPR. Learn how to confidently assist someone choking in an EMCARE first aid course. Read more
   
   
4. Health and Safety Course Q&A:
   
   Both businesses and individuals can benefit from enrolling in a health and safety course. Health and safety courses will equip business owners to ensure their workplace is a compliant, healthy, and safe environment for their employees and allow individuals to confidently pursue a health and safety career in South Africa. If you are interested in health and safety courses but have a few questions, you can read through our brief answers to 9 of the most common questions about health and safety courses. EMCARE is a health and safety training facility with accredited and professional health and safety courses suited to both businesses and individuals. Read more
   
   
5. Safety Officer Course: The Important Role of a Safety Officer for Business Waste Management:
   
   Effective and compliant business waste management is essential for human and environmental health. To highlight why all businesses should make their waste management a top priority, we have highlighted the 4 important reasons to manage your business waste in this brief guide. Ethical, safe, and compliant business waste management is easy with the professional assistance of a safety officer. Become a safety officer that creates a safe workplace and expertly manages business waste with the expert training from EMCARE’s safety officer course. Read more
   
   
6. Top 10 First Aid Course Questions Answered:
   
   If you are interested in a first aid course but have a few questions that need to be answered before you feel confident to enrol in first aid training, this is the article for you. We have the answers to what a basic first aid course is, what the different first aid level courses cover, how much first aid courses cost, and more first aid course questions. EMCARE offers expert first aid courses that will equip you to provide professional first aid care in any medical emergency. Read more