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What Do Miniature Houses Have to Do With First Aid Training? If you’ve taken a course with us at City First Aid in Christchurch recently, you’ve probably met Claire. Vicky described her best the other day: Claire is a tree. Deeply rooted, calm, completely unflappable, and endlessly generous with what she knows. From Emergency Medicine to First Aid Instruction She joined us after retiring from emergency medicine, and that background shows up immediately. When Claire teaches, s

Women's Health Week: Heart attacks can look different in women It's National Te Wiki Hauora Wāhine here in New Zealand Aug 10-16. When you picture someone having a heart attack, what do you see? For most people, it's probably someone clutching their chest and complaining of crushing chest pain, sweating, and struggling to breathe. That image is so ingrained that we often think these are the only symptoms related to a heart attack. While all these symptoms may be present, this

Few things make a parent/grandparent's/caregiver's heart race faster than seeing a child cough, splutter or struggle while eating. It's one of the most common questions/fears we get on our first aid courses here in Christchurch. This article reflects current New Zealand Resuscitation Council guidelines and is general information only, not a substitute for medical advice or first aid training. First aid training gives you the confidence and hands-on practice to act quickly in