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12 How do Broken Bones Heal?
How do Broken bones heal? In this episode of the Help Yourself First Aid podcast, we look at potential boney injuries, how to recognise them and how to treat them - initially and promoting long term recovery. Your...
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11 How do I treat burns?
How do I treat burns? Imagine you're at an incident, someone is suffering from severe burns. How could you help them? How long do burns take to heal? We explore this and other questions about burns in the Help...
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10 How to stop bleeding.
How to stop bleeding? Whether it's how to stop bleeding from shaving, how to stop nose bleeding, or in normal scenarios, what is the initial (most effective) way to stop major bleeding effectively? We answer these...
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9 Breathing difficulties.
Whether it's breathing difficulty at night, breathing difficulty causes, the signs of breathing difficulty or breathing difficulty and cough, you might ask about difficulty breathing lying down... we explore these and...
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Bonus episode with Angie, Henry & Angelman's syndrome.
Today we’re joined by Angie, who tells us the story of her lad Henry, who has Angelman’s syndrome – a form of epilepsy.
In this episode, some key take aways are:
• What is epilepsy?
• What causes epilepsy in the...
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8 How can a person be unresponsive?
What are some causes of unresponsiveness or unconsciousness in adults?
We explore this and other questions about unresponsiveness in the first aid podcast with your paramedic host Tj. Tj has more than 20 years of...
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7 How do I do CPR and how do I use a defibrillator (AED)?
The first aid podcast with your paramedic host Tj. Tj has more than 20 years of frontline paramedic experience and in the podcast he shares valuable lessons answering the question – What is first aid? He doesn’t talk...
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2 How ill is my patient - a first aid assessment template.
The first aid podcast with your paramedic host Tj. Tj has more than 20 years of frontline paramedic experience and in the podcast he shares valuable lessons answering the question – What is first aid? He doesn’t talk...
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6 how do I assess circulation problems?
The first aid podcast with your paramedic host Tj. Tj has more than 20 years of frontline paramedic experience and in the podcast he shares valuable lessons answering the question – What is first aid? He doesn’t talk...
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3 The primary survey in first aid - Danger.
The first aid podcast with your paramedic host Tj. Tj has more than 20 years of frontline paramedic experience and in the podcast he shares valuable lessons answering the question – What is first aid? He doesn’t talk...
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4 Spotting a deteriorating patient and checking the level of response.
The first aid podcast with your paramedic host Tj. Tj has more than 20 years of frontline paramedic experience and in the podcast he shares valuable lessons answering the question – What is first aid? He doesn’t talk...
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5 how do I assess airway and breathing problems?
The first aid podcast with your paramedic host Tj. Tj has more than 20 years of frontline paramedic experience and in the podcast he shares valuable lessons answering the question – What is first aid? He doesn’t talk...
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