Workplace First Aid Blog

From bystander to first responder
a man being given cpr
Lisa Sharman

From bystander to first responder

Why do people freeze in emergencies? Lisa Sharman, National Head of Education and Commercial Training, St John Ambulance, explores the Bystander Effect – and how workplace training can break the cycle.

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Brave staff: First aid training and a defibrillator save a life
Brave staff: First aid training and a defibrillator save a life
Matt Timmins

Brave staff: First aid training and a defibrillator save a life

The quick-thinking security team went into action as soon as they were alerted that a customer had taken ill while in the centre. They had been put into the recovery position by a member of the public and staff at a nearby store had called for an Ambulance, but when Dual Services Manager Mark arrived on the scene he discovered the person was no longer breathing.

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