First aid

Animal first aid course gives French pet owners tips on emergency care

The training includes realistic touches like spurting blood and smoke machines

Two mobile apps could help save heart attack victims in France

Both help members of the public give vital first aid in the first few moments while waiting for an ambulance

French app alerts nearby volunteer first aiders in health emergencies

Anyone can download the ‘Staying alive’ app and get alerts to give medical support to people experiencing cardiac arrest in the vital minutes before firefighters arrive

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A passing stranger gave first aid to a jogger suffering cardiac arrest in a park but left before anyone could thank her

French first aid app is a real life-saver

A free mobile phone app that finds nearby first-aiders and defibrillators is helping to save the lives of people having heart attacks

Hiker nearly dies after viper bite in SE France

Victim suffered allergic reaction after sucking at wound on his hand

Do you know which emergency number to dial ?

Boy, 5, saves mother’s life as he knew emergency number to dial

Free first aid course takes just one hour

Until September 8 local branches of the charity La Croix Rouge are offering free one-hour first aid courses in a bid to save more lives, especially in the case of heart attacks.