Team Medic

05/10/2026

Think you know the primary survey? One important part of the sequence has changed.

For years, many of us have been taught DRABC when responding to an emergency.

But under the latest Resuscitation Council UK 2025 guidance, there is an important change involving an unresponsive casualty and it happens earlier than many people realise.

So where do life-threatening bleeding, the 999 call and ABCDE now fit?

We've created a new, clinically referenced guide that breaks down the primary survey in first aid step by step, including:

- What to check first
- When to call 999
- Where life-threatening bleeding fits
- How ABCDE should be used
- How to recognise abnormal or agonal breathing
- A free Primary Survey Quick Reference you can save or print

If you learnt DRABC some time ago, this is worth a read.

Read the full guide and download the quick reference:
https://www.team-medic.com/blog/primary-survey-first-aid-the-complete-abcde-guide/

Would you know what to do first if somebody suddenly became unresponsive?

Learn the primary survey in first aid using current Resuscitation Council UK guidance. Safety, response, severe bleeding and ABCDE explained.

18/09/2026

Quick question: if someone collapsed in front of you right now, would you know what to do first? 🤔

You might remember being taught to check whether they're breathing before calling 999. That sequence changed in the 2025 UK resuscitation guidance.

If an adult is unresponsive, the updated guidance says to call 999 first, then check their breathing while waiting for the call to be answered.

We've updated our full CPR guide with the latest guidance, including the correct sequence, chest compressions, rescue breaths and how to use an AED.

It’s the kind of information that’s worth knowing before you ever need it. 👇

https://www.team-medic.com/blog/how-to-do-cpr/

Learn how to do CPR on an adult with this step-by-step guide, updated for the latest UK resuscitation guidance. Clear, life-saving advice.

28/08/2026

Planning an autumn event? Wet ground, colder evenings and reduced daylight can change the safety picture fast. Your autumn event medical cover should be tailored to the venue, crowd and activities, not just the number of attendees.

Our latest guide explains what organisers should consider before event day, from muddy festival fields and sporting injuries to access routes and community fair layouts.

Read the full article now.

12/08/2026

A man collapses mid-workout. Every staff member on shift is "first aid trained."

So why does nobody move?

Here's the uncomfortable truth: most first aid certificates don't prepare people for their environment.

📍 Gyms need cardiac and AED-focused training
📍 Sports clubs need trauma and concussion protocols
📍 Offices need mental health first aid built in

A generic course teaches the basics. It doesn't teach your team what to do in your building, with your risks, in your busiest hour.

That's the gap bespoke first aid training closes.

We break down exactly why (and what good sector-specific training actually looks like) in our latest post.

👉 Read the full story: https://www.team-medic.com/blog/bespoke-first-aid-training/

31/07/2026

🔥 When the temperature rises, so does the risk… but here’s what most event organisers forget.

From heat exhaustion and dehydration to sudden medical emergencies, hot weather can change an event in minutes.

That’s why Team Medic is prepared, equipped and ready to respond - no matter how hot it gets.

Because when the heat is on, you need more than medical cover. You need a team that stays calm under pressure.

20/07/2026

A patient was ready to go home at 11am. They didn't leave until 9pm.

Nobody dropped the ball. The doctor signed off. The ward was ready. The transport wasn't.

That small gap is where hospital capacity quietly disappears, and it's more common than most people outside the NHS realise.

Here's how it plays out:

At 2pm, a bed stays occupied because there's no transport to get a medically fit patient home or into care.

By 5pm, that bed is still full, so the next patient can't move up from the ward below.

By 8pm, A&E is at a standstill, with ambulances queuing outside because there's simply nowhere to hand patients over to.

One missed transport slot at 2pm turns into a system-wide bottleneck by evening.

It's not a staffing problem. It's not a clinical problem. It's a logistics gap, and it's one of the most fixable pressures in the whole patient flow chain.

This is why the way NHS trusts and ICBs think about transport is changing.

Independent, CQC-registered NEPTS providers aren't there to compete with the NHS.

They act as a release valve: taking on non-emergency transport demand so 999 ambulances stay free for real emergencies, and so discharge teams have a partner they can count on.

What proper discharge transport support actually unlocks:

- Bed days freed up faster, because discharge stops waiting on transport
- Fewer ambulance handover delays, because 999 crews aren't tied up on non-emergency transfers
- Safer, more dignified journeys, delivered by trained medical staff with real-time tracking, not just a driver behind the wheel

We've broken this down in full, including what CQC-registered NEPTS looks like day to day. Read the blog here: https://www.team-medic.com/blog/how-private-ambulance-services-support-nhs-patient-flow/

If you're managing discharge, commissioning transport, or running a care home and this bottleneck sounds familiar: contact Team Medic to discuss patient transport and discharge support.

Discover how CQC-registered private ambulance services ease NHS bed pressures with safe, tracked non-emergency patient transport. Learn more.