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Signs of a heart attack in women.
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
City First Aid
5 days ago3 min read
What is the Difference Between Gagging and Choking?
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
City First Aid
Aug 34 min read
Are you Christchurch’s next first aid legend?
Over the past few weeks, we've shared the journeys that have shaped City First Aid here in Christchurch. The people, past and present, who built a culture where first aid classes feel safe and welcoming. Now we turn to a different journey, yours. Whichever result you found today, remember that first aid isn't about knowing everything. It's about being willing to act when someone needs you. Every First Aid Legend started exactly where everyone else does: by learning one skill
City First Aid
Jul 271 min read
Meet the team: The new growth in our first aid team.
Everyone has a story. We are shaped by the places we have lived, the people we have loved, the traditions we carry, and the experiences that have changed us along the way. Last week, we reflected on the roots that helped establish City First Aid. This week, we celebrate the new growth within our team. Nick, Jodie, and Claire each bring different experiences and perspectives that continue to shape how we teach, support our learners, and work alongside our client organisations.
City First Aid
Jul 204 min read
Meet the Team: The Foundations of City First Aid Christchurch
Matariki is a time to look back at the journeys that brought us here, the places that shaped us, the traditions we carry, and what we have come to love about calling Christchurch, or Aotearoa | New Zealand home. This is the first of two posts introducing you to the journeys that have shaped the City First Aid team. Today, our senior team. Next week, our newest voices. Each person was asked three questions and invited to share a photo from somewhere special to them. Vicky | 8
City First Aid
Jul 135 min read
Can your voice change first aid training?
Thanks, Gemini, for helping me create this little introduction. At City First Aid, reflection is part of how we improve our training and your experience from booking to leaving reviews. Three principles sit underneath our greater work: Protection, Participation, and Partnership. Sound familiar? They are core principles in how we honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and are also foundational to how we work as a training provider here in Aotearoa | New Zealand. Protection means protect
City First Aid
Jul 63 min read
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