Rutland First Aid Training

Rutland First Aid Training Providers of High Quality, personalised First Aid Training in Oakham, Rutland and surrounding villages, towns and cities.

We provide First Aid Training in Oakham, Rutland and surrounding villages, towns and cities.

๐Ÿ’› ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก.Thursday 10th September is ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†.This yearโ€™s theme is โ€œC๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ...
10/09/2026

๐Ÿ’› ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก.

Thursday 10th September is ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†.

This yearโ€™s theme is โ€œC๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒโ€undefined โ€” and that starts with being willing to talk.

Sometimes, the most important question you can ask is:

โ€œA๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜†?โ€

And sometimes, the most important thing you can do is ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป.

You don't need to have the right words.
You don't need to be an expert.
You don't need to fix everything.

Just ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿ’›

Talking about su***de doesn't make things worse. It can give someone the opportunity to say what theyโ€™re really feeling โ€” and let them know they don't have to face it alone.

So today, check in with someone.

๐Ÿ“ฑ Send the message.
๐Ÿ’ฌ Start the conversation.
๐Ÿ‘‚ Listen without judgement.
โค๏ธ Let them know you care.

๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ช๐—ข๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐——๐—ข?A cardiac arrest can happen ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜...
13/08/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ช๐—ข๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐——๐—ข?

A cardiac arrest can happen ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜†

More than ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฑ% ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ, not in hospital. Knowing how to recognise an emergency and start CPR, use an AED and respond to choking could make the difference between life and death.

Our ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ covers:

โค๏ธ CPR
โšก AED use
๐Ÿซ Choking response
๐Ÿšจ What to do in those critical first few minutes

And itโ€™s not just about the casualty. Learning these skills helps y๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—บ, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜.

๐Ÿ“… ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜
โฐ ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿต:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ
๐Ÿ“ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ข๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ

Donโ€™t wait until youโ€™re faced with an emergency to wish you had the skills.

๐—•๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Book your place today and refresh your lifesaving skills. https://diverutland.com/products/efr-cpr-and-aed-course-basic-life-support-course

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ: ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐ŸŒฟStress is something we all experience, but understanding what it is can help us...
29/07/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ: ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐ŸŒฟ

Stress is something we all experience, but understanding what it is can help us recognise it, manage it, and support others.

Stress is our body's natural response to pressure, change, or challenging situations. It triggers a series of reactions that help us respond and take action when we need to.

A little stress can be usefulโ€”it can help us stay alert, focused, and motivated. But when stress becomes too much or lasts for too long, it can start to affect our physical health, emotions, and ability to cope.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ:
๐Ÿง  Feeling overwhelmed or unable to switch off
๐Ÿ’“ Increased heart rate or feeling tense
๐Ÿ˜ด Changes to sleep or energy levels
๐Ÿ’ฌ Becoming more irritable or withdrawn
๐Ÿ“‰ Difficulty concentrating or making decisions

Recognising these signs early is an important part of looking after ourselves and those around us.

At Rutland First Aid Training, we believe first aid isn't just about responding to physical emergenciesโ€”itโ€™s also about understanding the person in front of us and knowing how we can help.

๐Ÿ’š Take a moment today to check in with yourself and those around you. A simple โ€œAre you okay?โ€ can make a real difference.

๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations to Matthew and Kamil from Rutland Biodynamics on successfully completing their ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ...
17/07/2026

๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations to Matthew and Kamil from Rutland Biodynamics on successfully completing their ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ course with us! ๐Ÿ‘

It had been quite a while since their last first aid training, and as they discovered, a lot has changed in the world of first aid over the last 10+ years. This led to some great discussions, plenty of interesting questions, and a valuable opportunity to update their knowledge with the latest guidance and best practices.

Thank you both for your enthusiasm and engagement throughout the day. It's always rewarding to help people refresh their skills and build the confidence to respond effectively in an emergency.

Another great day of training here at Rutland First Aid Training, helping local businesses ensure their teams are prepared when it matters most.

Well done, Matthew and Kamil! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations to the team at InStep of Oakham on completing their ๐—–๐—ฃ๐—ฅ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—˜๐—— course with us yesterday! ๐Ÿ‘Itโ€™s always...
26/06/2026

๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations to the team at InStep of Oakham on completing their ๐—–๐—ฃ๐—ฅ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—˜๐—— course with us yesterday! ๐Ÿ‘

Itโ€™s always great to see local businesses and teams keeping their first aid knowledge current and making sure theyโ€™re ready to act when it matters most. Confidence with CPR and defibrillator use can make all the difference in those critical first few minutes.

First aid training isnโ€™t just for workplaces either. Whether youโ€™re a business, sports club, community group, parent, or simply want the confidence to help in an emergency, these are skills everyone should have.

If itโ€™s time to refresh your training or learn for the first time, get in touch โ€” because knowing what to do could save a life.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://diverutland.com/products/efr-cpr-and-aed-course-basic-life-support-course

๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:-
๐Ÿ“ž 01572 868 450 / 07546 227199
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐ŸŒ www.rutlandfirstaidtraining.com

Do your customers bring you treats when they come on a course? Ours did this weekโ€ฆ and safe to say they know Tracey very...
26/06/2026

Do your customers bring you treats when they come on a course? Ours did this weekโ€ฆ and safe to say they know Tracey very well! ๐Ÿ˜„

A very welcome delivery from the team at Hambleton Bakery arrived for Wednesdayโ€™s coffee break โ€” including carrot cake, which anyone who knows Tracey will know is always a winner! ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฐ

And nowโ€ฆ the big questionโ€ฆ whatโ€™s in the box? ๐Ÿ‘€
More importantly, will Tracey get to it firstโ€ฆ or will her husband and his legendary sweet tooth beat her to it? ๐Ÿค”

A huge thank you to Jeny and Evelyn for keeping us fuelled during their course this week.

If youโ€™re after seriously good cakes, pastries, and bread, give Hambleton Bakery a try โ€” highly recommended! ๐Ÿž๐Ÿง

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ‘A fun-fil...
25/06/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ‘

A fun-filled three days of learning, teamwork, and practical scenarios โ€” all on some of the hottest days of the year too! ๐ŸŒก๏ธโ˜€๏ธ

A huge well done to everyone for staying focused, getting stuck in, and successfully completing the course. Great effort all round!

And as a side noteโ€ฆ we can definitely recommend their carrot cake too ๐Ÿฐ โ€” anyone who knows Tracey knows thatโ€™s high praise indeed! ๐Ÿ˜„

๐ŸŒก๏ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€.When temperatures stay high overnight, our bodies donโ€™t get the chanc...
25/06/2026

๐ŸŒก๏ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€.

When temperatures stay high overnight, our bodies donโ€™t get the chance to cool down and recover โ€” especially for older adults, young children, and those with health conditions.

๐—” ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ:
๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ Create a cross-draught by opening windows on opposite sides
๐ŸŒ€ Use fans to keep air moving (a bowl of ice can help too)
๐Ÿ’ง A lightly damp sheet can provide cooling through the night
๐Ÿ  Close windows and curtains again by 8โ€“9am to trap the cooler air inside

Please check in on elderly neighbours, family, and friends during this heat. Small actions can help keep everyone safe.

โ˜€๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ž. ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ. โ˜€๏ธHeat illness can escalate ...
24/06/2026

โ˜€๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ž. ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ. โ˜€๏ธ

Heat illness can escalate quickly and exists on a spectrum.

The key difference:
โžก๏ธ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป can usually be treated with first aid.
๐Ÿšจ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ is a medical emergency and requires calling 999 immediately.

Weโ€™ve attached an easy guide showing the three stages of heat illness:
๐Ÿ’ง ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜€
๐ŸŒก๏ธ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
๐Ÿš‘ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ

Whether youโ€™re diving, training, working outdoors or just enjoying the sunshine, make sure to:
โœ”๏ธ Stay hydrated
โœ”๏ธ Take regular breaks in the shade
โœ”๏ธ Avoid overexertion in peak heat
โœ”๏ธ Look out for each other

๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ.

Normally, we talk a lot about dehydration in relation to diving โ€” because it increases fatigue, reduces performance, and...
22/06/2026

Normally, we talk a lot about dehydration in relation to diving โ€” because it increases fatigue, reduces performance, and raises the risk of decompression sickness.

But today, this reminder is for everyone.

With the hot weather weโ€™re experiencing, staying hydrated is essential. In high temperatures, adults should aim for around ๐Ÿฎโ€“3 ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, and more if working, exercising, or spending long periods in the sun. A good rule is ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป โ€” donโ€™t wait until you feel thirsty.

Please also check in on elderly neighbours, friends, and family.

As we get older, our bodies become less efficient at regulating temperature and conserving water. Older adults often donโ€™t feel thirst as strongly, may take medication that increases fluid loss, and can become dehydrated much faster โ€” putting them at greater risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Do you know the warning signs?

โš ๏ธ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
โ€ข Heavy sweating
โ€ข Dizziness
โ€ข Headache
โ€ข Muscle cramps
โ€ข Feeling sick
โ€ข Weakness or tiredness
โ€ข Fast pulse
โ€ข Pale, clammy skin

๐Ÿšจ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ (๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†)
โ€ข Confusion or disorientation
โ€ข No sweating despite being hot
โ€ข Very high body temperature
โ€ข Rapid breathing
โ€ข Seizures
โ€ข Loss of consciousness

Heat exhaustion can quickly progress to heat stroke if ignored.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ต๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

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