TO TAG OR NOT TO TAG?

This is going to be a short one guys but i think its important. A few of you know that I cycle into work, and with that comes the risk of being knocked down by a car or lorry.  Any cyclist will tell you that if you spend enough time on the roads there will be a time when you will get that "near miss". 

So what happens if you are hit by a car and knocked out? Well hopefully police and ambulance are called and you will begin to receive the medical help you need, but what about your loved ones? Picture your husband or wife at home or work thinking everything is all ok while you are being worked on in a hospital and the police are trying to ID you and contact your family. 

Well this is where the Dog Tags come in. Thousands of servicemen and woman have worn these to help ID them should the worse happen. Why shouldn't we as cyclists, hikers, wildcampers or hunters be any different?

I have recently took delivery of a set of Dog Tags that have the following information on it which I believe is enough to aid rescuers should the worse happen. 

Name:

Date of Birth:

Blood Group:

ICE: (In Case of Emergency) phone number. 

Maybe this is something you have thought of getting but just haven't done so yet, well I can tell you that I feel a lot better knowing should something happen my family will know about it as soon as possible. 

Leatherman Raptor Review

LEATHERMAN RAPTOR REVIEW

Time and again I have needed a quality pair of tough cuts to remove clothing from someone who has been involved in a accident. Be it in my time with the RNLI or Red Cross its one tool that you need to be able to relay on. 

I have used many different kinds of tough cuts but now Leatherman has ventured into the area of medical equipment with their offering of the "Raptor". I must say on looks alone these are wicked looking, sleek design with 6 tools. 

1. The Shears
2. O2 Bottle Opener
3. Strap Cutter
4. Glass Breaker
5. Ruler
6. Ring Cutter

I have found in testing that the Raptor is a very comfortable tool and preforms well. Price point on these will be around £60 - £65 and I recommend you buy them from Heinnie Haynes by visiting http://www.Heinnie.com

The Raptor was supplied to be from WitbyandCo and I want to thank them for their continued support.

Is the a Doctor in the house!!!

So today while we were out shopping at a local supermarket a call came out for the first aider to go to customer services! This perked my ears up and thoughts were going through my mind of what could it be.  Then 5mins later "if there is a doctor or a nurse in the store can they please come to customer services!!"  

Well that changed things, my wife is a nurse and I am a trained community first responder and I had my years on experience in the RNLI and Red Cross so we made our way over to see what we could do. 

After speaking with the girl on customer services we were told that man had suffered a heart attack in the toilets, she asked if I was a doctor and after explaining who we were she told us that the ambulance service had just arrived but thanked us for coming over. 

Now here's the thing, how well are you versed in your first aid? Would you know what to do? Would you offer to help someone in their hour of need?  Would you be that SheepDog? Or like may others just carry on your day as normal?

Personally I can't stand by and see someone suffer I have seen to many people die too many people stand by watching while others suffer. 

There are many places you can learn and most important you can get out and treat people on duties just like The Red Cross and St John to name just two. 

If you call yourself a prepper then are you prepared to help others too?  I hope so.