High risk of burns in summer says Hamilton Hospital

The risk of serious burns increases as temperatures rise during the spring and summer. A Hamilton General Hospital blog says that many trauma cases are due to risky behaviour around campfires, brush fires and barbecues.  Another source of summer burn injuries is lightning, according to the blog. According to Natalie Hanna, burn clinician at the HGH burn unit, damage […]

New SOS First Aid Training Centre in Hamilton, Ontario

SOS First Aid, award-winning Red Cross Training Partner, is expanding and opening a new safety training facility at 800 Queenston Rd in Stoney Creek, Ontario.  The facility will provide first aid and CPR training courses to people living in Hamilton and surrounding areas, including St. Catharines and Niagara.  SOS First Aid will be offering a […]

Weekend Drowning in Hamilton is Reminder of Dangers of Ice Fishing

The Hamilton Spectator reported on the tragic death of a grandfather who drowned after he saved his grandson first. They fell through the ice during the Family Day weekend while fishing at a conservation area in Hamilton. This tragedy is a reminder that activities on ice can be very dangerous, especially when temperatures begjn to […]

Round Robin First Aid for 100 Hamilton high school students

SOS First Aid was invited back again in 2016 to train 100 students from the Focus on Youth program at Sir John A. MacDonald High School in Hamilton, Ontario. This is our sixth year and every year our instructors love teaching this highly interactive basic first aid program to this group of keen students. It […]