| The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents | | | | skills. The Red Cross identified that up to 85% of |
| identified that almost all road crashes involve at least | | | | preventable pre-hospital deaths from road accidents |
| one driver or motorcyclist, and very few only involve a | | | | could be successfully avoided by administering basic |
| pedestrian or pedal cyclist. | | | | first aid to the casualty before the emergency |
| Drivers operate powerful vehicles at speed and are all | | | | services arrive. Clearly, if more people had knowledge |
| guilty, at times, for forgetting how dangerous their | | | | of life saving basic first aid, more people would survive |
| vehicles can be. Not just for themselves, but for other | | | | road accidents. |
| motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Motorists are | | | | Having first aid knowledge or skills is obviously the |
| often so wrapped up in the purpose of the journey | | | | primary requirement but having access to the correct |
| and where they are going that they give little | | | | first aid kit is also important. First aid kits will contain |
| consideration to the actual processes of driving during | | | | variations of standard product mixes but those |
| the journey. It is however, unfair to only mention | | | | designed for storage in a car or vehicle are likely to |
| motorists, as other road users are also guilty of not | | | | have slightly different contents. For instance, a specific |
| giving appropriate consideration to the potential | | | | motorist kit may contain a greater quantity, or larger |
| dangers when using roads. | | | | sized absorbent dressings designed for larger injuries, |
| True road safety is a responsibility of all road users, | | | | resuscitation face shields for administering CPR and |
| motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. There is fault within | | | | emergency foil blankets for keeping accident victims |
| each of these groups, and each will have cause to | | | | warm. |
| criticize the other for things such as; cyclists skipping | | | | A popular online retailer of first aid and medical |
| lights, motorists not using indicators and pedestrians | | | | equipment is First Aid Warehouse. Included in the |
| stepping into the road without looking. | | | | extensive first aid kit range, First Aid Warehouse stock |
| Large amounts of people die on UK roads each year, | | | | a range first aid kits designed to meet the needs of |
| approximately 3200 people in fact, with 500 of those | | | | both public and private motorists. As the UK 's premier |
| being young people. The Red Cross has been running | | | | supplier of first aid items and accessories, the product |
| a campaign called 'Don't be a Bystander' which has | | | | range can be browsed and purchased online with |
| been creating awareness of road safety and has also | | | | delivery direct your door. |
| been training young people basic life saving first aid | | | | |