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Emma Hammett's expert insights on first aid and emergency care.

Emma Hammett (CEO) & First Aid for Life In The Press

Emma is a qualified nurse and award-winning first aid trainer with over 30 years’ healthcare and teaching experience. Emma founded First Aid for Life prompted by the need for top quality first aid training, taught by knowledgeable and hugely experienced medical, health and emergency services professionals.

Emma has published multiple books and human and pet first aid and is an acknowledged First Aid expert and authority on accident prevention, health and first aid. Emma writes for numerous online and offline publications and features regularly on TV and Radio.

Emma writes for a variety of publications, local and national.  

For press enquiries please email emma@firstaidforlife.org.uk

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Burns Falls & Emergency Calls

Emma’s second book, Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls, is being heralded as the ultimate guide to the treatment and prevention of childhood accidents.

Packed full of real life experience, anecdotes and sound advice, this book is designed to give you the skills and confidence to let your children develop and flourish, experiencing inevitable minor bumps and bruises, while keeping them safe from more serious mishaps.

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Slips Trips & Fractured Hips

Slips, Trips and Fractured Hips is being heralded as the ultimate guide to the treatment and prevention of accidents in older people.

Slips, Trips and Fractured Hips has been written for older people and all those caring for them, supported by RoSPA and AGE UK. Written by an experienced nurse and first aid expert, packed full of real life experience and sound advice; this book is designed to help you take measures to avoid injuries and equip you with the necessary first aid skills should an accident occur.

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Mental Health First Aid

A practical guide for workplaces, schools, families, friends, carers and everyone needing support with their mental health

Mental Health First Aid is the ultimate guide for friends, families, schools, work, colleagues, carers and individuals; to help themselves and others optimise their mental health. Providing a structured approach, detailed advice and a wealth of resources to help yourself or others in need of additional support. Written by Emma Hammett RGN, an experienced nurse and first aid trainer, in conjunction with clinicians from Maudsley Learning and other healthcare professionals. Emma is an authority on first aid and mental health first aid, regularly featuring in the press and in respected publications.

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First Aid For Dogs

An invaluable guide for all dog lovers

Knowing how to help in those first vital minutes, before you can get to the vet is absolutely vital and choosing to read this book could be one of the most important decisions you make.This guide is designed for all dog lovers. First Aid for Dogs will explain how to help your pet or any other dog should an accident happen. It is ideal for those working with dogs and pet owners to gain the skills and confidence to help in an emergency until veterinary support is available. The manual takes you through a step-by- step guide to examining your pet, recognising if there is something wrong and treatment for common veterinary emergencies.

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