Guides
Straight answers on cleaning, covering and caring for everyday wounds — written to be genuinely useful rather than to sell you something.
What belongs in a workplace first aid kit
BS 8599-1 gives a recognised specification. You can deviate, but you should be able to justify it.
Read the guide →Workplace first aid duties in the UK: the basics
Every employer has a duty. What it looks like in practice depends on a risk assessment, not on headcount alone.
Read the guide →A six-monthly first aid kit check that takes ten minutes
A short routine that stops you discovering an empty kit at the worst moment.
Read the guide →Seven wound care myths worth unlearning
Some of the most confidently repeated advice about wounds is simply out of date.
Read the guide →How to read a dressing label
Those little symbols are standardised. Here is what each one is telling you.
Read the guide →Batch numbers and why traceability matters
That code on the box is how a specific production run can be identified if anything goes wrong.
Read the guide →Disposing of used dressings safely
At home, bagged household waste. At work, it depends on your waste policy, and the difference matters.
Read the guide →What "hypoallergenic" actually means on a pack
It means lower likelihood, not zero. There is no regulated threshold behind the word.
Read the guide →Hand hygiene before touching a wound
The most common route for bacteria into a wound is the hands of the person dressing it.
Read the guide →Adhesive reactions: irritation, allergy or just too tight?
Redness in the exact shape of the dressing is a reaction. Redness spreading beyond it is something else.
Read the guide →Why dressings are single use only
The crossed-out "2" symbol is a regulatory instruction, not a suggestion to buy more.
Read the guide →How to store dressings so they last
The bathroom cabinet is the worst place in the house for a first aid kit.
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