Let’s talk about First Aid supplies in your home for your baby and small child. We take a look at some items that are necessary in case of an emergency and list the items you can use to make your own first aid kit at home. Although first aid kits are very handy and have […]
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DRSABCD Action Plan In a dire emergency, it is always best to have a plan or a protocol. This helps rid the situation of confusion and everyone knows what it is that they are supposed to be doing. Well first aid situations are no different and this is where DRSABCD was born. First
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Poisoning in children can occur with anything that should not be ingested, or at least ingested in certain quantities. A poison can be a chemical, medicine, or even a plant or an essential oil. Essentials are very popular at the moment and they smell so delicious, so we should be extra careful with the. Some
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In our first aid training, we cover all of the most common scenarios both in work and out. Although a tick bite or a bee sting can be excruciatingly painful, most often they don’t cause any severe problems. You can have anaphylaxis to bites and stings, but they are quite rare. It can cause
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When you are starting solids with your little one, if you are anything like me, you made everything into a watery consistency because you were terrified of them choking! (yes, even though we are the ‘experts’, that does not mean we don’t have the same fears as any mum!) Is it normal for babies to
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