First Aid, Advice News & Updates
People have many bangs to the head and it can be difficult to tell whether they are serious or not. Many head injuries are not serious and simply result on a bump or bruise. However severe, or repeated head injuries can result in damage to the brain. Fortunately, most...
St Johns Ambulance Campaign on the vital need for First Aid Recently, St John Ambulance have just launched a hard hitting campaign reminding parents about the need for First Aid Training. Their research showed that 55% of parents would not know how to save their child...
More children are rushed to hospital with an asthma attack in mid-September than any other time during the year - statistics tell us that over 4.6 times as many children in England were hospitalised because of their asthma in the third week of September, compared with...
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Marine Stings Playing on the beach is fabulous fun, but basic safety is important. Children should wear beach shoes when paddling and swimming as Weever fish and sea urchin spines can easily get embedded if they are accidentally trodden on. Jelly fish stings: Reassure...
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First Aid training – Why knowing what to do is so important Every year one million children under the age of 18 are taken to Accident and Emergency units after being involved in accidents in the home. Many more are treated at home or by their GP. Basic First Aid can...
Burns Burns can happen suddenly and the pain and damage caused can be devastating. Knowing what to do if this should happen can make a massive difference in reducing the amount of pain and scarring experienced and may avoid them having any tissue damage at all. For...
Useful links – The Anaphylaxis Campaign: http://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/ What is an allergic reaction? Picture thanks to the Anaphylaxis Campaign All allergic reactions occur because the body's immune system reacts inappropriately in response to the presence of a...
Asthma is a common condition in which their airways go into spasm and cause tightness of the chest and severe difficulty breathing when someone is exposed to something that irritates their airways. The airways become narrow and the lining of the airways become...
How to help a Choking adult One of the most frequent concerns is what to do if someone is choking. Choking is frightening, but rarely fatal. · Always check first to see if someone is able to cough and encourage them to do so as often they are able to clear the...
What to do if your baby is unconscious and not breathing First check Danger, Response, Airway and Breathing – If you are not absolutely sure whether or not they are breathing, you will need to start CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) Tilt the head and lift the chin...
Poisoning A staggering 25,000 under-5s are rushed to A&E each year in the UK with suspected accidental poisoning. One in five of these cases (that’s around 15 every day) will be serious enough for the child to be admitted to hospital for further observation and/or...
Our daughter's finger was severed in a nursery door, but staff only realised when they found it on the floor Sophie Dedek lost her fingertip in incident during nursery 'taster' session Father Pavel drove her to hospital after picking her up from nursery Parents now...
Babysitting Guidance When children look after children While children who choose to work on newspaper delivery rounds, on farms or in retail jobs are covered and hopefully protected by general and specific health and safety law - notably the Health and Safety (Young...
