Help yourself first aid.

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 host Tj has more than 20 years of frontline paramedic experience and in the podcast he shares valuable lessons answering the questions you need answering! In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed. Also, look out for the introduction of our online community, launching soon, so you can discuss all aspects of immediate care! In this episode about broken bones, some key take aways are: • Different types of broken bones and how they are caused. • Some differences between bone and joint injuries. • Xrays are the only way to really tell if a bone is broken. • The two word treatment for a suspected broken bone. • What helps broken bones heal faster? We also know that you ask "How long does broken bones take to heal?" and "What is the best pain medication for broken bones?" - We answer these questions as well. However - we can't tell you how many bones has Jackie Chan broken! If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left. Thank you, and take care!

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 Yourself 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 questions you need answering! In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed. In this episode about the first aid assessment template, some key take aways are: * Why is the skin important. * How to measure how bad a burn is. * When to get help with different types of burns. Don't forget we're introducing the online community soon, AND, we have some important information for you to download and keep so you can help yourself help immediate care should you need to! If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left. Thank you, and take care!

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 questions and more in the help yourself 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 questions you need answering! In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed. In this episode about how to stop bleeding, some key take aways are: * How to assess the severity of bleeding. * The most important treatment for bleeding. * Secondary treatments for bleeding. If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left. Thank you, and take care!

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 other questions about difficulty breathing in 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 questions you need answering! In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed. In this episode about thbreathing difficulties, some key take aways are: • What are some causes of difficulty breathing? • Asthma, anaphylaxis, pneumothorax and choking can all cause difficulty breathing - we teach you how to tell them apart. • It’s essential to get immediate care urgently for anyone that’s got a severe difficulty breathing. If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left. Thank you, and take care!

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 Angelman’s syndrome patient? • What is Angelman’s syndrome? • How can we recognise when someone is unresponsive and having a seizure? • Angie tells us of her journey with Henry from birth to now, and how she’s had fantastic help from immediate care specialists, including paramedics, doctors and nurses. Look out for the full, uncut version of this episode, and please do leave a comment or message of support to Angie & Henry below. Thank you, and take care!

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 frontline paramedic experience and in the podcast he shares valuable lessons answering the questions you need answering! In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed. In this episode about tunresponsiveness and unconsciousness, some key take aways are: • What are the causes of unresponsiveness in adults including the elderly? • Stroke, Diabetes, Physical trauma, asphyxia or low oxygen levels can all cause unresponsiveness. • It’s essential to get immediate care urgently for anyone that’s unconscious or unresponsive. • What does unconscious or unresponsive mean? • We review the first aid framework. • We review, DR ABC including the danger CHALET assessment. • Tj dangles a BONUS EPISODE in front of you, featuring Angie and her story about Henry, who has Angelmann’s syndrome. If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left. Thank you, and take care!

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 so much about what should be in a first aid kit, rather, what are the most important considerations when providing first aid? In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed! In this episode about the first aid assessment template, some key take aways are: • Find out what CPR stands for. • Find out the CPR procedure, or how to do CPR. • Learn the CPR compression rate. • Learn how to find a defibrillator near me, or you, but that’s how to search for it! • Learn how to use a defibrillator or AED. • Learn where to find defibrillator locations. • Learning how to save a life using first aid makes you a hero in Tj’s eyes! If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left. Thank you, and take care!

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 so much about what should be in a first aid kit, rather, what are the most important considerations when providing first aid? In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed!   In this episode about the first aid assessment template, some key take aways are: You can spot a deteriorating patient by assessing their level of responsiveness and whether they have deteriorating health. The AVPU first aid template helps in the management of the deteriorating patient. The DR ABC approach to assessing the deteriorating patient in first aid is really useful. The unresponsive patient is really poorly and needs immediate care. If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left.   Thank you, and take care!

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 so much about what should be in a first aid kit, rather, what are the most important considerations when providing first aid? In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed!   In this episode about the first aid assessment template, some key take aways are: Keeping yourself safe and out of Danger is the first rule of the first aider. The CHALET tool gives you a great way to remember what to look for, so you can keep yourself out of danger. Use the primary survey DRABC to assess a situation even more. Check the response using AVPU, Assess the Airway, then how they’re Breathing, and finally the patients Circulation. Assess lots of well people, then you’ll recognise when someone’s unwell. Learning how to save a life using first aid makes you a hero in Tj’s eyes!   If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left.   Thank you, and take care!

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 so much about what should be in a first aid kit, rather, what are the most important considerations when providing first aid? In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed!   In this episode about the first aid assessment template, some key take aways are: A first aid template to give you the big picture about a first aid incident. A first aid assessment template so you know what the priorities of first aid are. A quick dip into how to do first aid for breathing, bleeding, burns and bones problems, in that order. There are many sources of help you can get if you can’t deal with the situation yourself.   If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left.   Thank you, and take care!

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 so much about what should be in a first aid kit, rather, what are the most important considerations when providing first aid? In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed!   In this episode about the first aid assessment template, we look at circulation problems, here are some key take aways: Poor circulation problems can be life threatening. As soon as you recognise a life threatening circulatory problem call 999 for emergency help. Poor circulation symptoms are explained. Symptoms of poor circulation can cause other problems. Heart problems can be a sign of poor circulation.    If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left.   Thank you, and take care!

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 so much about what should be in a first aid kit, rather, what are the most important considerations when providing first aid? In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed!   In this episode about the first aid assessment template, some key take aways are: Airway problems are immediately life threatening, but easy to resolve using simple first aid techniques.. Airway is the third component of the DR ABC first aid assessment. Breathing problems can also be life threatening. They are the fourth component of the DR ABC first aid assessment. There are different types of breathing problems, depending on what's wrong with the patient. Asking simple questions helps you to assess breathing problems and  the level of response.   If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left.   Thank you, and take care!

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 so much about what should be in a first aid kit, rather, what are the most important considerations when providing first aid? In later episodes, Tj introduces the concept of immediate Care paramedics who can provide more advanced help if needed! To celebrate the launch of the help yourself first aid podcast, we’re giving you the chance to be entered into our prize draw. You could win a children’s first aid assessment course, or, be taught how to use a public access defibrillator! Simply listen to an episode of the podcast, follow/subscribe/like and download the podcast episode and take a screen shot to show us you’ve done this. Then send a copy of your screenshot to icareparamed@outlook.com. It really helps other people to find us if you can leave a five star review below. The offer is open for 24 hours after the launch of the podcast. Help them to help themselves!! In this episode about the first aid assessment template, some key take aways are: Tj’s prior experience in the military and then in the ambulance service. The basis  for the help yourself first aid podcast. Tj talks about what first aid is and explains a first assessment template that’s really easy to use. Tj answers many first aid assessment questions you might need answering. If you have any ideas for how we can improve or change the podcast, please leave a comment below as we read ALL the comments left. Thank you, and take care!