How to help someone who has been stabbed

Feb 22 2020
knife crime

Every day we are faced with news reports telling us horrifying stories of people who have been killed or injured from violent attacks. This violence appears to permeate across all communities and we only hear a fraction of the incidents. In fact, it has been revealed that the police and courts in England and Wales are dealing with the highest number of knife crimes in a decade. It’s a very real threat within our society.

We know that prompt and appropriate first aid saves lives. Would you have the skills to someone who has been injured and is seriously bleeding?

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How to tell if your child has a sight problem

Feb 12 2020

NEW figures that short sightedness amongst UK children has more than doubled since the 1960s, with almost 20% of under 16s now living with the condition, make eye watering reading for parents and carers.

Moreover experts believe it is environmental factors that are driving the change, rather than genetics.

So it is more important than ever that parents know the signs to look out for in children and how to promote positive eye health.

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Tips to help mums create good workout routines at home

Feb 07 2020

Raising kids is one of the toughest tasks out there, and it can easily take up most of our time. Instead of drinking coffee with friends, going to a hair salon or enjoying our favourite show, now it seems like all we ever do consists of cleaning up after our little ones, cooking, driving them to school plays and football practises and helping them with homework. However, no matter how busy we are and how chaotic our life is at the moment, squeezing in exercise and workout routines at home is possible even on those busiest days. If you have decided to get into shape and finally wear that one-size-too-small dress, here are a couple of tried and tested tips to help you on your journey.

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