Certainly, even a rudimentary knowledge of sports first aid can come in very handy if you are a sporty person. Indeed, the easy-to-learn skills and techniques can be invaluable as they can enable you to not only take care of your own injuries, but also provide effective treatment to other people on your team.

Thankfully, it really is very easy to gain these skills.

Indeed, the training courses we offer here at Safety First Aid Training can provide you everything you need to know about treating sports-related injuries. Our courses are comprehensive and cover severe situations like administering basic life support and helping unconscious casualties to more everyday scenarios like dealing with sprains and applying sports supports.

As well as helping to keep you and your team mates fit and healthy, effective first aid training can potentially help you to save someone’s life – and surely that is reason enough for getting involved.

So, if you want to be able to do more than reach for the instant ice pack every time an injury occurs, get in touch with us here at Safety First Aid Training.

Happily, we here at Safety First Aid Training can teach you everything you need to know about first aid for sports.

Indeed, our sports first aid courses are wide-ranging and cover the full spectrum of sports-related injuries. Treatment for conditions such as joint and muscle injuries, sprains, strains and bruises are high on the agenda as these happen all the time in sporting environments. And, as well as common, minor injuries; our courses also cover major injuries too. Although they are less frequent in occurrence than sprains and strains; major injuries have the potential to be fatal. To be sure, major injuries like head injuries, severe bleeding, fractures, spinal injuries and loss of consciousness can be life-threatening so it is essential that you know exactly what to do before emergency healthcare professionals arrive on the scene.

Naturally, we hope that you never have to deal with anything more serious than applying an instant cold pack or adhesive bandage to a sprain and strain; however, in the event that something does go badly wrong, it can be very reassuring to know that you will be able to hold the fort until the cavalry arrives.

Indeed, our sports first aid course is the perfect introduction for athletes, instructors, parents, teachers and stewards to learn everything they need to know about first aid for sports.

This highly educational course can be taken by people who have no prior first aid experience as well as those that have received tuition in the past.  The course syllabus is wide-ranging and includes vital sports-related topics such as: the principles and objectives of first aid, planning and record keeping, CPR, bleeding, management and treatment of soft tissue injuries, dislocations and fractures, head injuries, spinal injuries and treatment of those suffering from hyperthermia or hypothermia. The course is assessment-based and rewards successful participants with an attendance certificate that is valid for three years.

This invaluable course is offered as part of our inclusive programme of first aid tuition and can be delivered either as part of an on-site training package or at one of our comfortable training venues in North, West and Central London.

So, if you want to actually be able to put your rugby first aid kit, netball safety pack or football medical bag to good use; book yourself and your colleagues onto our sporting first aid course, today.

Training
The best way to learn effective first aid skills is to go on a course delivered by a reputable training provider. These courses are professionally run and will provide you with all the expertise needed to deal with a sports injury or medical emergency. Once you have passed your course, you will be able to ensure all of the participants at your club will receive quick and effective first aid treatment whenever they need it.

Equipment
Whether it is a football medical bag, a rugby first aid kit or something else entirely; it is vital that your sports team has access to relevant first aid supplies. Amongst other things, sports first aid kits must include items like bandages, ice packs, foil blankets and antiseptic wipes as these can be used to help treat a whole host of sports related injuries.

To find out more and enquire about our excellent first aid training courses, call us now on 020 8203 7447.

All football clubs, no matter how big or small, need certain types of equipment to enable them to function as a proper team.

Training equipment
Any football team worth its salt will need football bibs, cones and poles to help with training. Bibs let players know what their roles are in practice drills and determine what team they’re on during a game. Cones of varying colours are used to mark out boundaries and determine “action points” (i.e. shoot ‘here’; pass ‘here’). Training poles can also be used as boundary markers although they are more commonly used to help improve players’ dribbling skills.

Sports first aid equipment
Suitably adequate first aid equipment is an essential requirement for all football clubs as it is important to ensure players will get immediate treatment in the event of an accident or injury. To this end, football clubs need to make sure they have well-stocked first aid kits that contain items such as ice packs, thermal blankets and bandages.

To find out more about first aid for sports such as football, call 020 8203 7447.

The basic strategy for early first aid is known by the acronym R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. Initiating R.I.C.E. directly after an injury can help to minimise soft tissue damage and promote faster recovery.

Rest
Once an athlete has become injured, the first thing they need to do is rest. Of course, many athletes try to “soldier on” after they receive an injury. Although this may be seen as a sign of toughness by competitive-minded athletes, it will only lead to slower healing times or result in a more serious injury. Without doubt, rest is the most important component in injury recovery.

Ice
Ice (in the form of a disposable ice pack or instant cold pack) is used to minimise the swelling and alleviate the pain that immediately follows a sports injury. It achieves this by constricting blood vessels so that blood flow can be decreased to the injured area.

Compression
As well as helping to prevent swelling, compression also helps to relieve injury-related pain.

Elevation
Elevating an injured extremity will further help to reduce swelling.

Explore our pages further to learn more about our invaluable first aid for sports courses.

Through the winter, we all watched a few documentaries or news broadcasts where some poor soul had succumbed to hypothermia on the side of Snowdon or up in the highlands. But the winter season is coming to its end here in the U.K, so today’s blog entry is all about hypothermia’s unpleasant cousin, hyperthermia.
Hypo – “deficient, less than healthy or normal”
Hyper – “excessive, too much, more than is healthy or normal”
With that in place it’s easy to see the difference between the two. Hypothermia is the result of prolonged exposure to low temperatures. It’s possible to die of hypothermia by spending a long time just a few degrees colder than is comfortable. But in hyperthermia, the body is too hot and can’t release excess heat effectively enough.
Symptoms• Hot, dry or red skin• Dilated blood vessels• Itching• Swollen lips• Dangerously increased heartbeat and breathing rate• Nausea• Vomiting• Headaches• Lower blood pressure (can lead to bluish or pale skin in late stages) • Seizures
The weather doesn’t need to be boiling for hyperthermia to occur. Causes include;• Heat stroke developing into hyperthermia• Drug use• Clothing or protective equipment
As well as sports First Aid supplies – EAB tape, instant cold packs, sports supports etc – we promote top training with our sister website, SafetyFirstAid.co.uk. Our sister site can help you use everything in that football medical bag more effectively, as well as training for First Aid emergencies like hyperthermia, sprains and breathing issues.

First Aid for sport is a pretty different kettle of fish to something like a CPR in the workplace course. Our sister company, SafetyFirstAid.co.uk, are a premier provider of First Aid across the spectrum, covering everything from how to apply instant ice packs to rugby injuries, right through to someone choking in the office. We know you don’t only need exceptional sports training equipment from us – football cones and so on – but also access to top level training that WORKS. Why bother putting emphasis on the word “WORKS”? It’s because we know many folks don’t always take in what’s said to them on a First Aid training day. After all, the odds are quite good their skill will never be needed, so why not just tick off the “Qualified First Aider” box and hope no-one burns themself on the laminator! This is an attitude we strive to conquer. Our courses and training guides are designed to be practical, easy to remember and very openly taught. We don’t want folks leaving the classroom with questions. Our trainers are highly experienced (with a few brave First Aid tales to tell!), friendly folks with a real passion for sensible, useful First Aid Training. If you’re thinking of joining a rugby club, establishing a rock climbing event or finally getting that 5-a-side off the ground, get in touch today to see which of our top specialist First Aid courses suits your area of leisure.