What is the generally expected norm of first aid provision at races? I ran my first fell race yesterday, and at the end was asked, as seemingly the only nurse or doctor present to patch up a runner who had fallen badly, cutting his head and knee

thought about a 1st aid course but there seem to be loads by different people like St JOhns and the Red Cross.Any advice on where to go and what to do please!!Pixie Most first aid courses offered by St Johns and the Red Cross are the 4 day one for health

considerably and I started looking round for a shop that was open - no luck, lights off, 'closed' signs on the doors, not a soul in sight.Bugger.Thankfully (and convenienly) there was a tiny first aid/X-rays/weird hospital shed unit thing about a mile away

I am sure I read in the pages of RW about bandages that have been soaked in some sort of coolant gel and are meant to be the new thing in first aid. My mum is desperate to get hold of some but I cannot find the info. Can anyone out there help

that they cannot provide the First Aid cover they promised us months ago. At short notice St Johns can't help. What can we do? Do we have to have First Aid cover or would we be OK just with plenty of Marshalls you may get away with qualified first aiders?? If you

I am sure I read in the pages of RW about bandages that have been soaked in some sort of coolant gel and are meant to be the new thing in first aid. My mum is desperate to get hold of some but I cannot find the info. Can anyone out there help

shoe box and chucked them in with a large tub of Vaseline, nail clippers and band aids... Now I have a kind of 'runner's' first aid kit. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for anything else that might be worth adding to it? Gonna leave

Hi Everyone,An unashamed newcomer to this but quite sure I need to be packing some emergency kit for my off road forays, could folk please share what the might carry just in case, I'm thinking in particular the first aid kit, but any helpful tips

Does anyone have recent experiences of hiring 'first aid' medical cover for races they have organised ? What were the costs ? Who would you recommend ?With greater emphasis now being made by UK Athletics to provide race permits, clubs need to think

(rehydration stuff)ibuprofenDeep Heatduct tape (more for repairing kit than athletes, but has many uses in first aid)germolenewound dressingmicropore tape I agree with FB. Basic one in the car (you should have this already?) anything else from St Johns