Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls: First Aid for Babies and Children from Tots to Teens. The Ultimate Guide...

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Emma Hammett

Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls

First Aid for Babies and Children from Tots to Teens. The Ultimate Guide to Help Your Family...

Emma Hammett

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First Aid for Life
24 January 2017

First aid & paramedical services; First aid for the home

Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls; has been written for parents and anyone working with or caring for children; to help you anticipate the next developmental milestones for children and to take the necessary measures to prevent life-threatening injuries and help you plan, prepare and avoid mishap. It will also equip you with the necessary first aid skills should an accident occur. Immediate and appropriate first aid saves lives, reduces pain and suffering and can make a dramatic difference to the speed and extent of a child's recovery.

Experienced nurse, trainer and first aid expert Emma Hammett draws upon her professional and personal experience to provide an engaging and authoritative guide to preventing and treating childhood accidents. Packed full of real life experiences, 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.

With clear, simple directions, tested advice, engaging photographs and illustrations, this a unique, must-have for anyone looking after children of any age.

The health and happiness of children in our care is of vital importance to us and we always do our best to keep them safe. However, despite these efforts, every year around 2 million children in the UK attend A&E due to an accident. Over 100,000 of these require admission to hospital - that is nearly 2,000 children a week!

150,000 people die every year in situations where first aid could have saved them. Accidents are second only to cancer as the leading cause of death for children and young people in the UK. You never know when something might happen!

Children need to take measured risks, and bumps and bruises will inevitably result. However, it is important to prevent serious childhood injuries that can cause long-term damage and have life-changing consequences. The part of the brain that evaluates risk and consequence is not fully developed until people are in their early twenties. Therefore, it is vital for parents and those working with children, to be aware of potential dangers and equip themselves and the children with the knowledge and skills to keep themselves and others safe. Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls gives safety tips and advice for people caring for children from birth through to adulthood.

Endorsed by the Child Accident Prevention Trust, Dr Amanda Gummer from the Good Toy Guide and Parenting and Childcare Experts; Burns, falls and emergency calls is heralded as the ultimate guide to the prevention and treatment of childhood accidents.

By: Emma Hammett
Imprint: First Aid for Life
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 331g
ISBN: 9780995490031
ISBN 10: 0995490031
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 24 January 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

As a qualified nurse and first aid trainer Emma Hammett understands the vital importance of first aid. Emma writes as first aid expert for numerous print and online publications and frequently appears as press spokesperson on first aid, health and accident prevention issues. Emma's second book; Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls is heralded as the ultimate guide to the prevention and treatment of childhood accidents. Endorsed by the Child Accident Prevention Trust, Dr Amanda Gummer of the Good Toy Guide, Sue Atkins The Parenting Expert and Laura Henry, International Early Years Childcare Expert. Emma is about to publish her 3rd book on Roadside First Aid in conjunction with the emergency services and roadside prevention agencies and a 4th book covering accident prevention, health and first aid for the elderly, their family and carers. First Aid for Life provides award winning first aid training taught by highly experienced medical and emergency services professionals tailored to the needs of those attending. In addition to First Aid for humans, Emma established First Aid for Pets - empowering pet owners and those working with pets to give life-saving treatment in those first vital minutes. Her first book was First Aid for Dogs and it has been highly acclaimed. Emma's mission and the goal of www.firstaidforlife.org.uk, www.onlinefirstaid.com and www.firstaidforpets.net is to make it as easy as possible for people to access first aid skills, removing barriers to learning; such as time, money and geography and consequently train more people and save lives.

Reviews for Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls: First Aid for Babies and Children from Tots to Teens. The Ultimate Guide to Help Your Family in an Emergency

Children have an unnerving knack of taking their parents and carers by surprise. Emma's book places safety in the context of child development, empowering parents to anticipate risk and avoid serious accidents in childhood. She shows how prompt first aid can help minimise the impact of an accident, sharing her practical knowledge and skills. And she explains how to assess a situation, so we have the confidence to apply first aid skills in an emergency. Katrina Phillips, Chief Executive, Child Accident Prevention Trust Being a parent is scary and we have a natural tendency to over-protect our children. Rather than wrapping the children in cotton wool, arm yourself with Emma's great book, take sensible precautions and then let your children enjoy their childhood. Being armed with the knowledge and skills to deal with accidents is much more practical than trying to foresee and prevent every mishap. Dr Amanda Gummer - The Good Toy Guide, Good App Guide and Fundamentally Children 'Children are curious and it's only natural that they will have minor accidents as they explore. 'Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls' is a super informative, but easy to read book, for families, parents, grandparents, childminders and carers, to help everyone become aware of potential risks. It teaches the skills needed to help in an emergency without overwhelming the reader, and of course, that could ultimately save lives. This great book empowers and gives confidence to everyone who reads it and I highly recommend that you go out and grab yourself a copy and keep it handy.' Sue Atkins ITV 'This Morning' Parenting Expert & Author of 'Parenting Made Easy - How To Raise Happy Children' Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls is a pleasure to read and written using Emma's decades of experience in nursing and first aid. Parents, carers and anyone working with children and young people will appreciate the way that Emma has focused on child development accidents and injuries, as well as outlining the norms of developmental expectations for different age groups. This unique and informative book is a must. Laura Henry - Award winning international Early Years specialist.