Instructional video advice from Emma Hammett of FirstAidForLife
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Advice for someone following a fall:
Nearly a third of a million people need hospital treatment each year because of a fall.
Sometimes a fall doesn’t cause a serious injury., but it can be scary if the casualty is unable to get up following their fall.
If you do fall:
- Stay as calm as you can and don’t rush to get up.
- Give yourself time to establish whether you are hurt.
- Lie still and check for pain or bleeding when loving your limbs.
If unhurt. If you feel able to get yourself up, do this slowly.
- Roll onto your hands and knees and look for a stable piece of furniture, such as a chair or bed.
- Hold on to the furniture with both hands and use the furniture to assist you in getting up.
- Take time to recover and phone someone to tell them what happened.
Emma Hammett is an experienced nurse and first aid trainer, she has worked in many areas including A&E, Children’s Ward, Burns Unit and Acute medical and surgical wards before becoming hospital manager of Hammersmith and Charing Cross Hospitals. In 2007, she founded First Aid for Life and is shortly going to publish her second book, Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls – The ultimate guide to the prevention and treatment of childhood accidents.
Emma is also the founder of First Aid for Pets offering first aid training courses for your pets https://firstaidforpets.net/
Emma is also the founder of First Aid for Pets offering first aid training courses for your pets https://firstaidforpets.net/
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