EMCARE May Article Summaries

• 1 June 2022

1. First Aid Course: First Aid Training for Caring for the Elderly:
   
   First aid training is essential for caring for an elderly family member or for pursuing a career as a professional elderly caregiver. Elderly people are more vulnerable to injuries, such as slips and falls, severe wounds, choking, and burns. In this quick guide, you will learn about the prevalent health and safety risks for the elderly and how first aid training will enable you to offer them essential first aid care. EMCARE provides professional training in each first aid course that will provide you with the skills and knowledge to care for your elderly family member or client. Read more
   
   
2. Health and Safety course: Why Bars, Restaurants and Nightclubs Need it:
   
   Bars, nightclubs and restaurants are prone to danger. Places that sell food and alcohol are often conducive to a variety of accidents and emergencies, ranging anywhere from allergic reactions, and drunken disorderliness, to kitchen injuries. In these scenarios, it is important for venue owners and managers to equip themselves and their employees with the necessary information to mitigate any accidents. This article shows you how valuable a health and safety course can be in these kinds of recreational spaces. Read more
   
   
3. Firefighting course: How it can help you in an electrical fire:
   
   In this article, you’ll learn about one of the most common types of fires: electrical fires. Electrical fires proliferate all over South Africa for a variety of reasons, and they have damaging consequences for people, animals and the environment. Read this article to learn about the prevalence, causes, consequences and solutions to electrical fires. Read more
   
   
4. Working at Heights Training: Impacts of Workplace Burnout on Employees Who Work at Heights:
   
   Workplace burnout is becoming a prevalent problem for the health and performance of employees across industries, including employees who work at heights. Workplace burnout in employees who work at heights can drastically impair their ability to perform their work at heights safely. In this quick guide, we cover workplace burnout, the causes of workplace burnout, the symptoms of workplace burnout, and how to reduce the risk of workplace burnout for your employees who work at heights. EMCARE offers working at heights training that will equip employees to perform their work safely and confidently, thus reducing their risks of workplace burnout. Read more