Tag: choking

Dangerous christmas toys

8 Dangerous Christmas Gifts

Cheap gifts from unknown sellers on online marketplaces can come from anywhere in the world and can be dangerous. Super-strong magnets can rip through your child’s belly. Easy-access button batteries can

First Aid

First aid questions parents always ask

As paediatric first aid educators, we meet parents every day who have so many questions relating to the health and wellbeing of their little one. And the questions they ask

Avoid choking this easter

Prevent children choking this Easter

As Easter approaches, and the supermarket shelves are filling up with chocolate egg goodies, it’s a timely reminder about the dangers of mini eggs. They are small, the same size

10 Halloween Safety Tips

Halloween is great fun but a whole range of potential hazards come into play on one spooky night – knives for carving pumpkins and candles lit for spooky ambience. Here

Choking or gagging? Here’s what to do.

Babies and toddlers are curious and explore the world by putting things in their mouths – it’s a natural part of their development. Children under eight years have much narrower

Junior first aid – children saving lives

Having been to a few of Child Matters Junior First Aid classes with my own daughter it always amazes me how wonderfully engaged and eager to learn the young kids