First Aid News, Health & Fitness and Health and Safety
These pages list 1st Aid, First Aid Quiz and Health & Fitness and Health and Safety related blog entries originating from my Personal Blog Website at watkissonline.co.uk.
Emergency Fire and Rescue Service Challenge Day 2017
03 July 2017
Video of Fire Service car RTA rescue in Worcestershire
First Aid Manual 10th edition
11 March 2014
The First Aid Manual is the official guide from the UK leading first aid organisations: St John Ambulance, St Andrew's First Aid and the British Red Cross and is widely considered as the definitive guide to first aid in the UK. The 10th edition released in 2014, which replaces the 9th edition
Christmas message 2012
24 December 2012
As always I'm looking forward to Christmas. Hoping that Santa will leave a new camera in my stocking, but more importantly looking forward to having some time with my loving family. In keeping with the spirit of giving I also use it as a time to think of others ...
Fairsharemusic.com Download MP3 Music and support charity
12 February 2012
I first came across fairsharemusic.com some time ago, but dismissed it at the time as the downloads were all DRM Locked. DRM locks you into a specific player and can prevent you from using digital files that you purchase (why DRM in music, video and ebooks is bad for ...
Humble Bundle - Games for Linux Windows Mac OS X and Android - you name the price and help charity
11 February 2012
The Humble Bundle is a new way to buy games. Firstly this is a bundle of games all work on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and (for the first time) Android phones and tablets. Secondly there is no DRM or restrictions preventing you from getting on any playing the ...
Christmas message 2011
24 December 2011
Ever since I first started my blog back in 2005 I have created a Christmas message and made a donation to a worthwhile cause. A reminder that whilst it's great to receive at Christmas it's also a time to give; not just to give to those from whom you ...
Wooden Train Set - suitable for toddlers or minimum age 3+ ?
10 December 2011
Wooden train sets have been a popular toy with children for many years and doesn't seam to be losing popularity. Many parents will have experienced that time when trying to get on with their shopping whilst your toddler wants to play with the wooden train set on display in ...
Florence Nightingale Museum - St Thomas' Hospital in London
24 November 2011
My daughter is doing a school project on Florence Nightingale so we decided to visit the Florence Nightingale Museum in London. The museum is on the site of St Thomas' Hospital where she founded a nurse training school. We had visited the museum before, but that was several years ...
Recipe - Yorkshire Parkin (Cake for Bonfire Night made with Black Treacle)
04 November 2011
Parkin is a traditional Yorkshire cake that is often eaten around Bonfire Night. With the help of my six year old daughter I've made some for this year and it is delicious. Here's the recipe for anyone that would like to make your own.
Learning everyday first aid online with the Red Cross
24 September 2011
The Red Cross have created a new web based introduction to first aid. It's called everyday first aid and as you can probably guess is designed for teaching some first aid that may be needed as part of your normal daily life, ranging from dealing with a sprain to ...
