Author Archives: Tony Howarth

About Tony Howarth

Tony is a First Aid & CPR Instructor Trainer with Sea 2 Sky Safety Training Services and the company founder. Tony started with the British Red Cross in 1994. Has acted as first aid attendant for hundreds of events & treated many hundreds of people as a result. He is experienced in training a wide range of courses. He previously worked as an ambulance attendant with the British Red Cross. He is now in BC as a first aid instructor, and an instructor trainer (one who trains others to become instructors) Finally, Tony works at UBC Hospital as a pharmacist when not busy training safety

Cross Reactive Food Allergies

An allergy to one item/thing can also mean an allergy to others. For example someone who has a banana allergy also has a 1 in 10 chance of being allergic to latex gloves! Today we uncover some common and some unusual relationships to … Continue reading

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Drowsy Driving – It’s not good for you

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Canadian Law and First Aid

Now let’s start with the obligatory disclaimer thing. First, we’re based in B.C. and what we’re going to say relates to practices here – I’m told it’s different elsewhere. Also, remember that we’re first aid & safety instructors, not lawyers. … Continue reading

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EMS – 10 Reasons to call them

There are a whole heap of reasons to call EMS – the main one being ‘you think you need them’. Still it’s a question we get asked regularly and the OFA1 course does include ten reasons to call EMS so … Continue reading

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