Basic first aid
More than one million children under the age of 15 get hurt in accidents in the home every year and a shocking new study has found that 60% of parents don't know basic first aid.
We've put together basic, straightforward first aid advice with the help of St John Ambulance to help you deal with any accidents your little ones or their friends might have in your home. Each is divided into different steps to make it easier and all of them can be printed out and stuck on the fridge for future use.
Burns
Nose bleed
Choking
Strain and sprain
Falls
Electric shock
Poisoning
Anaphylactic shock
Severe bleeding
How to resuscitate
Recovery position
By Vicky Woollaston
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- Basic first aid: Burns
- Basic first aid: Nose bleeds
- Basic first aid: Choking
- Basic first aid: Strain and sprain
- Basic first aid: Falls
- Basic first aid: Electric shock
- Basic first aid: Poisoning
- Basic first aid: Anaphylactic shock
- Basic first aid: Cuts and bleeding
- Basic first aid: How to resuscitate
- Basic first aid: Recovery position
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