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How to Phone an Ambulance
Citizen Aid is an App with helpful advice on action in a possible terrorist emergency. Run, Hide and Tell - ensure you remain safe. Escape if you can and encourage others to escape with you. Find a safe haven and hide if you can't escape. Stay low and keep quiet. Keep...
What to Do if a Child is Choking
Choking is extremely common and very frightening, but rarely fatal. Babies and young children can choke on anything small enough to fit through a loo roll. To prevent choking, keep small objects out of reach, cut food into very small pieces and always supervise...
Accidents at Christmas: Prepare Yourself
Christmas is a magical time of year. However it is also a time when there are more accidents than usual, for both humans and pets. Decorations, fires, new toys, visitors, cooking and houses packed with over-excited children and extra animals present a lot of potential...
Asthma at Christmas
Christmas can be a particularly tough time of year for asthmatics; cold weather, viruses and stress are all asthma triggers so it is important to be aware of symptoms and deal with them promptly. As always, it is vital to carry a reliever inhaler and emergency numbers...
Road Accidents – How to Help
In most EU countries people learn first aid as part of their driving test. In the UK, even basic first aid knowledge is not obligatory which means many drivers involved in accidents are totally powerless and unable to help. Cyclists are particularly vulnerable road...
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