Blog
A guide to life-saving first aid
In a perfect world, giving a real person CPR would be as easy as blowing up a balloon and pushing down the contents of an overflowing bin, to cram in yet another bag of rubbish before collection day. No panic.…
How do you know if you need an ambulance?
Our online training videos feature professionals in their field, whether it’s a first aid video or a dental video. One first aid veteran, ex-Paramedic and founder of the Community First Responder (CFR) scheme, Duncan Parsonage, took some time out to…
New British Standard (BS8599-1 2019) for BSi first aid kits
An update to BS8599-1:2019 means that new BSi first aid kit rules are in force. There are two new additions – a ‘critical injury pack’ for a severe life-threatening bleed or mass-casualty attack, and a new ‘personal first aid kit’,…
Meet the S.T.A.T tourniquet. The ‘Smart Tactical Application Tourniquet’
Meet the S.T.A.T tourniquet. The ‘Smart Tactical Application Tourniquet’ is ideal for mass casualty incidents, as it can be applied in just 5 seconds. This helps to significantly reduce blood loss from catastrophic bleeds. Versatile This versatile tourniquet can be…
NEW Pet Professional First Aid Online and Blended Course
Our popular pet course range has a new addition…Pet First Aid for Pet Professionals Level 3! This advanced course covers a variety of animal injuries and illnesses in much more detail, with a focus on dogs and cats. It’ll teach…
First Aid to be taught in schools
We have been championing teaching children first aid at school for some time now. In countries that already teach CPR in schools, cardiac arrest survival rates are more than double those of the UK. Our student first aid course, free…
Skills for Care Centre of Excellence Endorsement
Great news! ProTrainings has achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ Endorsement. This new, enhanced level of endorsement, recognises our credibility and training quality. We were already a recognised Skills for Care provider, endorsed for delivering training through e-learning,…
ProTrainings Instructor Stories
We have the pleasure of working with a network of over 1,000 qualified instructors across the UK. One of these is Stephanie, a first aid trainer working for ATH Training Group Ltd. As part of a series of blog posts,…
HSE Annual Report Analysis
Every year, The Heath and Safety Executive releases its annual report, containing a summary of the year’s statistics. The source of all the information you’re about to read is the HSE’s website (www.hse.gov.uk) Key figures for Great Britain (2017/18) 1.4…
Philips recall 660,000 faulty defibrillators
A safety warning has been issued by The Health Products Regulatory Authority (Ireland) and Philips has had to recall over half a million AEDs over a possible fault. Defibrillator such as the HeartStart FRx and HeartStart HS1, manufactured by Philips…

