Hard-hitting campaign on hair straighteners launches 31 Jan 2014 A nationwide campaign to raise awareness among parents and lobby manufacturers and retailers was launched by the Electrical Safety Council (ESC) on Friday 31 January. CAPT is working with ESC to...
Helmets – can they really save lives? Do helmets really offer substantial protection or are they a symptom of an over-cautious and risk averse society? The Canadian Paediatric Society states that head injuries account for the majority of deaths, serious injuries and...
Take head injuries seriously and treat quickly, says NICE Nice have published new guidelines on the treatment of head injuries: Children and adults who suffer a head injury should be taken straight to a hospital with resuscitation facilities to avoid potentially...
UCL published a fascinating study which concluded that Young men in England who drive, face an almost five times greater risk of being hurt per hour than those who ride a bike. Researchers looked at hospital admissions and deaths in England between 2007 and 2009 for...
Michael Schumacher is in a coma following the head injury he sustained whilst skiing; however we were told that he was only unconscious for a few seconds, seemed ok when he came round and it wasn’t until later that he collapsed. How could this happen and what is the...
Top tips to stay safe and healthy at Christmas Christmas can be a fabulous time of year, but can also prove stressful and dangerous, particularly with houses busier than usual, brimming with over-excited little ones. According to ROSPA (the Royal Society for the...
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