Interested in joining a paramedic wellbeing research interest group? A place to share ideas, support, collaborate and produce meaningful research. Wellbeing, MH, Identity, Culture, Students, Under-represented groups, and more. Comment or DM me. Please RT.

Do you do anything for #MentalHealthAwareness in your profession? We have a call for papers in this theme and we’d love to receive your submissions firstaidjournal.org/news/11/

Who does #FirstAid competitions? Where are they run? Who is involved? Please RT and reply if you’re involved in a first aid competition in your area so we can gather some ideas for a news piece on this, and maybe even stimulate some research! Great idea jumpn Jeffrey!

We like this play on words. #FirstAid #Safety #Prevention #ChainofSurvivalBehavior

Happy International Paramedics Day! We know the intersection between first responders/bystander #FirstAid & paramedics can be critical. So thank you to all the wonderful paramedics out there. We appreciate you and all you do. Everywhere. #savelives #wellbeing

St John Ambulance welcomes the re-introduction of Martyn's Law as part of the Kings' Speech. This legislation is vital to ensuring organisations have appropriate first aid and security arrangements in place to protect the public at events.

IJFAE Chair Joanna Muise reflects on her #FirstAid journey from age 10, inspired by The Babysitters Club & 'ressue breathing' notes! 📝😊 “As an educator now, I focus on empowering learners with kindness & confidence, not just technical skills”. firstaidjournal.org/news/13/

Always looking for new authors doing #FirstAid education #research, this week we were privileged to speak with #Nursing, #Communications,#PublicHealth & #Technology academics from #Nigeria Lagos State College of Nursing Student Association lascohet. firstaidjournal.org/news/10/ Samson Dawodu Raji-Shittu, Abdulwaheed.B, (MIT, BSc, CCNA, MCP.) jumpn Jeffrey

🙌The 2024 Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Utstein template is here with crucial updates which aim to improve OHCA outcomes through better data and practices. ⭐️For the details of the full statement see our website link👉ilcor.org/news/2024-ohca… #ILCOR #Science

Calling researchers & practitioners! We're seeking submissions for a special issue on Mental Health & Psychological First Aid. Share your insights on trauma response, resilience & support strategies. Let's promote healing together! #MentalHealth #FirstAid firstaidjournal.org/news/11/

#Mental_Health and #homelessness are so often linked. Great to see this scoping review. Anyone focusing on PFA in this context please see our call for papers for a special issue on #PFA firstaidjournal.org/news/11/

Screening evidence to update FA guidelines. Struck by how few articles there are on #FirstAid learning for people in societies with healthcare who struggle to access it: those with #disability, #neurodivergence, #homeless, #refugees…..Are we teaching where it’s most needed?

How often does a curious child ask “Why”? And how often do adults have a good answer? This #blogshot from Cochrane First Aid can help. As a parent, carer or teacher, “Wash your hands” might be something we say daily. But do we really understand why? Read this, then tell your children.

🩸🚑 A school project found that a single knee can apply 50% more pressure than #CPR posture for #bleeding control. This simple hands-free method could save lives! Kudos to the young researcher behind this work. 👏 #FirstAid #EmergencyCare #YouthInnovation firstaidjournal.org/article/id/254…

New call for papers for #water safety & #aquatic #FirstAid special issue, partnering with #IJARE. Interested in submitting something? Drop us a line FirstAidJournal. Let's make waves in advancing first aid in aquatics! #FirstAidEducation #AquaticSafety firstaidjournal.org/news/15/

Jellyfish Sting Treatments: What’s the Verdict? A new Cochrane First Aid review finds that evidence on heat, cold & topical treatments remains uncertain. A response from experts in Brazil explores the implications & practicalities. #FirstAid #Jellyfish firstaidjournal.org/article/id/254…

Happy World #FirstAid Day! Global First Aid Reference Centre Learn more about this year's theme: First Aid And Sports ⛹️🏋️‍♂️🏃‍♀️ via bit.ly/4e4gn8x FirstAidJournal

Why are we running a special issue on #mentalhealth #FirstAid? Well here’s one reason, described at a brilliant keynote at #IPDLN2024 by Leah Richmond-Rakerd If you are studying this topic, please see this opportunity: firstaidjournal.org/news/11/