First Aid

What you need to know on first-aid kits and how to treat a wound, plus how to spot symptoms for certain illnesses.

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First Aid

Seizure and epilepsy

A seizure is an uncontrolled burst of activity in the brain.

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First aid kit

Every household should have a well-stocked first aid kit. Keep one in your home and one in your car.

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Drowning

Children under three years are most at risk of drowning, which can take only a few minutes.

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Bleeding

Minor bleeding can usually be treated at home with simple washing and bandaging the wound.

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Ask the doctor: Asthma

Asthma is a serious respiratory condition that causes narrowing of the airways.

DID YOU KNOW?

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  • We use the internationally recognised Oxford Vermont Network to keep our neonatal critical care units at the forefront of paediatric medicine.
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  • Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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  • Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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Spinal cord injury

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is always an emergency: it could lead to chronic pain, paralysis or death.

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Dog bites

Dog bites may cause injury and septic wounds, and carry the risk of transmitting tetanus and rabies.

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