Is Your Home Prepared for the Holidays?

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Is Your Home Prepared for The Holidays?   With the holidays in full swing it is important to have your home prepared for the volume of friends and family who will be stopping by and joining in the festivities. Being prepared is not just about having appetizers and Christmas cookies ready to be offered, it is about preparing for unexpected moments or even emergencies. Here are some recommend items to have in the home this holiday season:   Fully Equipped First Aid Kit   Whether it be a paper cut from wrapping a gift or a larger gash due to …

Why Everyone Should Know How to Operate a Defibrillator

Sky MattixBlog, First Aid

Why Everyone Should Know How to Operate a Defibrillator Unfortunately, Sudden Cardiac Arrest continues to be a leading killer worldwide. Regardless of age, health or location SCA continues to strike unexpectedly, thus it is important to be prepared. The First Aid Canada Team highly recommends defibrillators in community centres and public settings, as well as in the home. For every minute someone has to wait before defibrillation after suffering SCA, their chance of survival decreases by 10% making an AED onsite crucial for saving lives.  If you are unfamiliar with how an Automated External Defibrillator works, check out our blog: …

Does Your Child’s School Have a Defibrillator?

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Does Your Child’s School Have a Defibrillator Onsite? In our previous blog How to be Prepared for Back-to-School Sports we touched on the importance of adequate first aid supplies within sporting facilities, which included Automated External Defibrillators. Because having an AED onsite can mean the difference between life and death we felt it was important to go into detail of the value of having a defibrillator onsite within schools. Age Doesn’t Matter There is a common misconception when it comes to cardiac arrest, often people believe it can only occur in aging or unhealthy adults, when quite commonly children can …

Does Your Team Have a Hockey First Aid Kit?

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Does Your Team Have a Hockey First Aid Kit? Prepare Your Hockey Team for Success With hockey season well under way it’s important to ensure your team is prepared for injuries and emergencies. First Aid Canada is pleased to offer a variety of Athletic and Hockey kits to best suit the calibre of your athletes. For more information on our kits offered check out the descriptions below: Hockey Coach/Trainer Kit The First Aid Canada Hockey Coach/Trainer Kit A kit is specially designed for hockey coaches and trainers. This kit contains an assortment of first aid items to treat small and …

4 Ways to Fundraise for an Automated External Defibrillator

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4 Ways to Fundraise for an Automated External Defibrillator  With Automated External Defibrillators being a high priced item, yet essential for saving lives in heart-related emergencies it can be contemplative determining how and when to make the purchase. Defibrillator stories are continuously in the news and we are avid readers, Like us on Facebook for daily news stories related to lives saved by defibrillators and stories of how other people are fundraising for the cause worldwide. Luckily, the First Aid Canada team has put together a few ideas to help kick-start your fundraising campaign for a defibrillator: Community Bottle Drive …

How to be Prepared for Back-to-School Sports

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How to be Prepared for Back-to-School Sports With September here back-to-school means back to organized school sports! We thought it would be a great time to give our recommendations for being prepared in active indoor and outdoor environments. First Aid Kits Having an adequate and fully stocked First Aid Kit is a must. It is always important to be prepared for a variety of injuries. First Aid Canada is pleased to offer a variety of athletic and sports kits to best suit your needs and specific sporting environment. These kits contain the supplies needed to tend to various injuries such …

Summer Road Safety

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Summer Road Safety According to the Canada Safety Council, “More fatalities occur on Canadian roads during the summer months than at any other time of year, including the winter holiday season.” Unfortunately this is due to alcohol, fatigue and reckless driving. Whether you’re headed out onto the road for one last road trip before summer ends or off to the beach, both the Canada Safety Council and First Aid Canada recommend being prepared on the road. Before You Head Out Before you head out on the road for an adventure it is important to check the functions of your vehicle …

Finding the Right Camping Kit for You

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Finding the Right Camping Kit for You  Are you taking advantages of the beautiful, Canadian summer? If the answer is yes ask yourself if you are prepared. Camping is one of Canadian’s favourite activities during the summer months, but they can also yield unexpected and traumatic incidences, thus it is important to be prepared for when these accidents may occur. Luckily, First Aid Canada has multiple first aid kits for hiking and cottages, etc. as well as products to treat burns and heal wounds, such as WoundSeal. There are a few kits that are popular among Canadian campers so we …

How to Seal Wounds With Powder

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What if we told you when you were distances away from medical care you could seal a wound that would normally require stitches with powder? You would probably doubt it, but the truth is this is actually possible with the help of WoundSeal. WoundSeal is a non-prescription powder bandage which can be applied to external wounds that have blood, such as skin tears. The powder is made of a hydrophilic polymer and potassium ferrate and forms a waterproof scab when mixed with blood within seconds. The scab naturally falls off once the wound has healed. WoundSeal is also hypoallergenic and …

Summer Sun Safety Blog

Sky MattixBlog, Health

Summer Sun Protection With Summer in full swing it is difficult not to be tempted away from the workday to the beach, park or cottage! Whatever your preferred leisure activities in the summer entail it is important to be prepared for the sun and it’s harmful UV rays. First Aid Canada is pleased to offer an array of products to help prevent sunburns and also those to treat them, although we hope you never actually have to use them! For sun protection and burn prevention we highly recommend the following products:   Croc Bloc Sunscreen & Sunscreen Sachets Croc Bloc …

Treatment for Unpleasant Insect and Outdoor Interactions

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Treatment for Unpleasant Insect and Outdoor Interactions  If you’re checking out this blog it is most likely you missed last week’s blog on Preventing Unpleasant Insect Interactions and have found yourself in a sticky, or itchy situation! Luckily we have a few great products to introduce you to, which can help you in these situations: Solarcaine First Aid Lidocaine Spray Solarcaine First Aid Lidocaine Spray is a cooling spray by feeling, but also provides fast relief from pain associated with superficial wounds, minor burns, sunburn, wind burn and itching. This spray also contains aloe and vitamin E to soothe and rehydrate dry …

Preventing Unpleasant Insect Interactions

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Preventing Unpleasant Insect Interactions With the sun coming out more and more people are headed to the woods, beaches, lakes and rivers to camp out. Canada has so much natural beauty it is only necessary we all take advantage of the sights while the weather is in our favour. However; camping trips and being within nature means dealing with pesky flies, wasps and mosquitos. Luckily, First Aid Canada has many options to choose from in regards to prevention and treatment of insect bites and stings. Prevention In regards to preventing insect bites and stings First Aid Canada is pleased to …