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How to Properly Protect Your Baby from the Sun

How to Properly Protect Your Baby from the Sun

by Emma Hammett | Jul 12, 2026 | First Aid Tips and Hacks | 0 comments

Every summer there are well-publicised campaigns about the dangers of allowing babies and children to overheat in cars or buggies. Overheating in this way has even been implicated as a contributory factor to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). This article will...
Travelling with Children and Essential Holiday First Aid Advice

Travelling with Children and Essential Holiday First Aid Advice

by Emma Hammett | Jun 30, 2026 | First Aid for Babies and Children, First Aid Tips and Hacks, General First Aid, Summer Blogs | 1 comment

  Travelling with a baby or toddler for the first time can be a daunting and exhausting experience. Read my top tips and practical advice to help smooth the way for a happy and healthy holiday. Flying with little ones is the first challenge. Take small sachets of...
Blue-Green Algae: A Hidden Danger for Pets and People

Blue-Green Algae: A Hidden Danger for Pets and People

by Emma Hammett | Jun 29, 2026 | Dogs First Aid, First Aid Tips and Hacks, Summer Blogs | 0 comments

What is Blue-Green Algae? Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, are microscopic organisms that naturally occur in freshwater environments. Despite the name, they are actually a type of bacteria rather than true algae. Under certain conditions, particularly...
Top tips for those watching the London Marathon

Top tips for those watching the London Marathon

by Emma Hammett | Apr 21, 2026 | First Aid Tips and Hacks, Uncategorized | 0 comments

  Marathon day is one of London’s most electric occasions, the streets buzz with noise, colour and emotion as 40,000 runners tackle 26.2 miles through the capital. But the day belongs just as much to the tens of thousands of supporters who come out to...
Spiking and How to Keep Yourself Safe

Spiking and How to Keep Yourself Safe

by Emma Hammett | Dec 11, 2025 | Essential First Aid, First Aid Tips and Hacks, General First Aid, Teenage First Aid | 0 comments

You will have heard the horror stories about spiking incidents while at festivals on a night out but unfortunately more and more people are becoming victims of this horrible form of abuse. Around 2% (1.8%) of UK adults, equivalent to nearly one million people, believe...
How to Enjoy a Flipping Good Pancake Day Without Injury

How to Enjoy a Flipping Good Pancake Day Without Injury

by Emma Hammett | Feb 20, 2025 | First Aid Tips and Hacks, Uncategorized | 0 comments

  Pancake day traditionally started to use up luxury ingredients prior to Lent. However, now it has now become a great family celebration. Statistics have revealed that frighteningly this one evening is often responsible for more people requiring hospital...
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