Emma Hammett

Keeping Safe at Halloween

Halloween can be a magical time for children. However, the combination of cold, dark nights and excited children can be…

Winter is here and dogs will enjoy the crisp fresh days, snow flurries and long, muddy walks. But winter does…

Getting up after a fall is a skill which can mean an elderly person gets help faster and minimises complications…

To mark Child Safety Week, I wanted to answer concerns from many parents and carers about when exactly it is…

Would you know how to use an EpiPen (epinephrine injection) if someone collapsed with a severe allergic reaction? The recent…

Summer holidays are just around the corner and preparation is key when it comes to first aid on holiday. Accidents…

Amputated tips of fingers and toes are very common injuries and with the right initial first aid treatment, they can…

Every week, 12 apparently fit and healthy young (aged 35 and under) people in the UK die from a previously…

There are many substances commonly available in the human world that are poisonous and can prove lethal to your pet…

News that knife crime convictions in England and Wales are at a record high – courts dealt with 19,000 cases…

Every day we hear more horrifying stories of people lying on trolleys in A&E for hours at a time, whilst…

We all have an image of someone choking, going puce, running around and gasping. That may be true for some…