People are often confused and scared about when to move someone and when to keep them still, this is particularly important when there is a serious risk of them having a spinal injury.
Spinal Injuries
You should suspect a spinal injury if:
They have fallen from more than twice their height, or been pushed with force
something heavy has fallen onto them,
they have been involved in a road…
A staggering 25,000 under-5s are rushed to A&E each year in the UK with suspected accidental poisoning. One in five of these cases (that’s around 15 every day) will be serious enough for the child to be admitted to hospital for further observation and/or treatment.
Poisoning
Every day, 15 young children are admitted into hospital because it’s thought they’ve swallowed something…

