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First Aid

The First Aid category provides clear, practical guidance on recognising and responding to common injuries and emergencies. It offers step-by-step advice, safety principles and preventative tips to help readers act confidently and effectively when urgent care matters.

To call or not to call 999

999 – when to call for an ambulance and when not to: Would you know when to call an ambulance, when you don’t need an ambulance...
To call or not to call 999

Staying safe on sports day

It’s that time of year when schools the length and breadth of the country get ready to enjoy Sports Day.  It’s a great day for...
Staying safe on sports day

Choking prevention and first aid

Choking prevention and first aid: As Easter approaches and supermarket aisles fill with brightly foil wrapped chocolate eggs, a heart breaking warning posted on a...
Choking prevention and first aid

Best advice for burns

Burns are extremely common, painful and potentially life-changing injuries. Burns frequently become infected and scarring from burns is often disfiguring and permanent. In fact, British...
Best advice for burns

WHO: low medical oxygen supplies in Ukraine

Dangerously low medical oxygen supplies in Ukraine due to crisis, warn WHO Director-General and WHO Regional Director for Europe: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Dr...
WHO: low medical oxygen supplies in Ukraine

Heart attack – what you need to know

Heart attack - what you need to know: Around 80,000 people are admitted to hospital following a heart attack. The earlier someone seeks help if...
Heart attack – what you need to know