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Kids doing resuscitation training on medical dummy during first aid course

First aid: when is the right time to teach children

Childhood, children, community, emergency, First Aid, Parents, prevention, Sickness / By

Parents often ask me when they should start teaching their children first aid.  Everyone that knows me, knows that I believe that first aid is a fundamental life skill.  As I look at how my children (aged 7 and 9 years) remain calm and help when their friends are hurt, I realise that I subtly …

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Mother checking temperature and breathing of her sick child

Breathing symptoms: the subtle signs to watch for

Childhood, children, emergency, Parents, prevention, Sickness / By

Over the last few weeks my family has been battling the usual “change of season” colds, viruses, heavy breathing and coughs. The fluctuating temperatures can be a trigger for young, sensitive airways and for those with Asthma.  All too often in my career I have seen people miss the early and sometimes subtle breathing symptoms …

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