First published 2013. Updated 2023 A couple of reports earlier this year have found that a) we are normally never more than six foot away from our mobiles and also that we suffer withdrawal symptoms if we are parted from it for too long. Whilst this smacks of a Society that is increasingly dependent…
In true QI fashion, it’s time to clear up a few beliefs about First Aid. Some are true, others not so. First published 2013 Disclaimer: These are all as I understand them and if anyone has any up to date information, do let me know. Do not treat this as secular Gospel, it’s just…
There is plenty of anecdotal advice doing the rounds of Social Media. Here we clear and clarify a few of those. This Blog is a Work in Progress. “Cough CPR” If I think I’m having a Heart Attack or I think my heart has stopped I should cough vigorously. Firstly, if your heart stops,…
This week 4 Minutes delivered a combined Forest School First And Paediatric First Aid course to a number of students across a number of organisations.
If you are at a restaurant, having a very convivial time with a bunch of friends then start choking on a food item do you: If you answered ‘1’ you are probably from a more outgoing area of the world. If you answered ‘3’ or ‘4’ then you are probably a Brit, born and…
Online Paediatric and Workplace courses – warning We have noticed a few websites offering online-only versions of these courses. They DO NOT meet the requirements for Paediatric or Workplace First Aid staff as laid down by the HSE and are a false economy. First Aiders trained this way cannot be classed as Workplace or…
Everyone’s workplace is different. Some people trudge off to a cubicle each day, others spend their life in a vehicle of some sort. I’m typing this Blog in a Leisure Centre as I wait for one of my children to finish a swimming lesson. Whatever you do, wherever you work there is the opportunity…
Royal Enfield have been making Motorbikes since the end of the 19th Century. Named after the Royal Enfield Small Arms Factory in Enfield, Middlesex, their Technology Centre is now based at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, Leicester. Royal Enfield approached 4 Minutes to provide some training for its staff. Whilst it has appropriate Workplace First Aiders, a…
Hollie Harrington is a photographer and filmmaker. She has produced a 6 minute documentary showing how to save a life. The actual teaching is 4 Minutes long, then is followed by some real-life vox pops. CPR is all about buying time until the Emergency Services arrive. Using a Defibrillator is all about shocking a…
Ex-Dragons’ Den’s entrepreneur, Theo Paphitis has recognised 4 Minutes Training as a Small Business worthy of Championing. He set up Small Business Sunday to allow small Businesses to shout out about their businesses. Each Sunday he reads the messages and picks his favourite six Businesses. On Monday 17th September 2018, 4 Minutes Training was…