First Aid training – Why knowing what to do saves lives
Jan 03 2013- Baby & Toddlers
- Last Updated on 07 January 2013
- Monica Costa
Here is a great article by our guest blogger and first aid trainer Emma Hammett on the importance of first aid.
What a night at the First Aid Awards!
Nov 29 2012- Blog
- Last Updated on 28 November 2012
- Monica Costa
Over the years my editorial contributors and I have interviewed lots of celebrities and attended lots of interesting press events but nothing prepared myself and Rita Kobrak for an evening so intensely charged with emotions such as the First Aid Awards for St John Ambulance. Celebrities are great and when you meet them in person you understand why they are famous, they always have something special about them, but the real people, the real-life saviours and heroes of our everyday life we met at the First Aid Awards were absolutely among the most inspirational people we have ever come across. Seriously! We will share some of their stories over the coming weeks.
UK mothers stand out across Europe, favouring pain relievers as one of their first responses to child illness
Nov 23 2012- Blog
- Last Updated on 21 November 2012
- Monica Costa
Colds and the flu are the number one infectious diseases young children have to deal with during the winter season. These infections usually come with fever, which is part of the body’s natural defence mechanism to fight against viruses and bacteria. In fact the body creates extra heat, preventing the foreign organism to survive. A child’s temperature rises and falls very quickly because the part of the human brain that controls the body temperature is not fully developed yet.
Having a sick child is stressful for any parent but in Europe mums react to child illness differently, as a new independent study on European temperature taking has revealed.
