Daisy First Aid Christchurch, Bournemouth & Poole

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‼️DROWING DOESN’T LOOK LIKE YOU MAY THINK‼️
🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏻‍♀️A really important read especially as we enter the summer months and holiday season 🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏻‍♀️
🏊‍♀️ This gives an idea of just how quiet and undramatic drowning can be! 🏊‍♂️
... Drowning is the second highest cause of accidental death in children age 15 and under (this is only just behind vehicle accidents).
“750 children are expected drown a year, about half will happen within 25 yards of a parent or carer.”
Prevent it from happening by following the safety tips. Let’s defy the statistics and keep them safe.
https://www.mother.ly/…/drowning-doesnt -look-like-drowning-…. Spend a few minutes and have a read.
https://www.mother.ly/…/drowning-doesnt -look-like-drowning-…
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It is Diabetes Awareness Week
The four most common symptoms of Type 1 diabetes (the 4 Ts) are:
🌼 Toilet - Going to the toilet a lot, bed wetting by a previously dry child or heavier nappies in babies.
... 🌼 Thirsty - Being really thirsty and not being able to quench the thirst
🌼 Tired - Feeling more tired than usual
🌼 Thinner - Losing weight or looking thinner than usual.
By making sure children and young people get a quick diagnosis and early treatment, we can avoid them becoming seriously ill with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).
Source: www.diabetes.org.uk
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Well who knew? 😆 #gettingold

🌼New Important Burns Update 🌼
Cool a burn using cold running water for a full 20 minutes. Immediate cooling is best but it is still beneficial even 3 hours after the burn. 🌼... Avoid hypothermia, cool the burn but warm the rest of the casualty, especially with the elderly and children 🌼 Remove jewellery and loose clothing. Do this gently and carefully before the area starts to swell. Do not remove anything that is stuck to the burn. 🌼 Cover the cooled burn with a dressing that won’t stick. Cling film is ideal. Discard the first 2 turns and lay it on the burn. (Don’t use cling film over the face!) 🌼 If burn is severe call 999/112 for emergency help. 🌼 Find out more in our award winning 2 1/2 hour baby and child first aid classes held all across Dorset. . . . . . #burns #burnsurvivor #daisyfirstaid #babyfirstaid #firstaidforparents #firstaidinschools #toddler #babysafety #babyproof #scald
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Had to remind myself of this today! X

When it rains on your washing, do you wash it again it or do you just leave it? 🤔When it rains on your washing, do you wash it again it or do you just leave it? 🤔

I'll be there! X

Any Dad’s able to donate? Remember it could be anyone, even a loved one needing life saving blood. 💜Ladies if you are expecting or breastfeeding you can not donate blood.💜

It’s day 6 of Child Safety Week and today we are looking at household medicines. ⠀ ⠀ ❓Did you know…⠀ ⠀ ❗️Swallowing medicines, like everyday painkillers that you might keep in your handbag or bedside cabinet, is the most common way for children to be poisoned?⠀... ⠀ ❗️Child-resistant tops and strip and blister packs for tablets help to slow children down but they are not childproof. Some 3-4 year olds can open them in seconds. ⠀ ⠀ ✅ The best place to keep medicines is locked away or up high where your child can’t come across them. Fit safety catches on any low cupboard doors and drawers and make sure bottle tops and lids are on properly.⠀ ⠀ ✅ Don’t forget the painkillers in your handbag on the floor or the ones on the bedside table.⠀ ⠀ ✅ Toddlers like to copy what you do. Try to take your medicine when your toddler isn’t watching.⠀ ⠀ ✅ Avoid pretending your child’s medicine is a sweet, even if it’s hard to get them to take it. It can be confusing for your toddler.⠀ ⠀ ✅ When you’re visiting friends or relatives, take a few moments to look out for medicines or cleaning products lying around, like in Granny’s bedside table, so you’re not taken by surprise. ⠀ ⠀ Source: CAPT⠀ ⠀ #childsafetyweek #familylifetoday #firstaidforparents
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⭐️ Child Safety Week - Button Batteries ⭐️
Button batteries are in many household items such as: • slim remote controls • children’s toys... • flameless candles & tea lights • musical greetings cards • gaming headsets • 3D glasses • fitness trackers
⚠️ Button batteries are a choking hazard.
⚠️ A lithium coin cell battery stuck in a child’s food pipe can cause catastrophic internal bleeding within hours of being swallowed.
How to reduce the risks?
✅ Keep objects out of reach if the battery compartment isn’t secured with a screw or double release mechanism.
✅ Store spare batteries in sealed containers in a high cupboard.
✅ Put “flat” or “dead” batteries out of children’s reach straight away and recycle or dispose of them safely.
✅ Take care buying on-line or from markets or discount stores, as cheap toys may not follow safety regulations.
❗️If you suspect your child has swallowed a button battery, act fast - call 999 or take them to A&E immediately and take any packaging with you.❗️
Source: Child Accident Prevention Trust.
#childsafetyweek #familylifetoday #capt #buttonbatteries
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Your coffee might have been sat on the side 'going cold' for a while, but did you realise that a hot drink can burn a baby as much as 15 minutes after being made? #childsafetyweek #familylifetoday

I had the lovely Maria from Poole Mumbler at my class on Sunday.
If you haven't seen her website and Facebook page I can highly reccommend it. It's full of really useful information for parents in and around Poole x

It’s day 4 of Child Safety Week and today we are looking at liquid detergent capsules. ⠀ ⠀ ❗️Bright, colourful, squeezable washing capsules make our lives easier but they are attractive to young children - possibly because they look like sweets. ⠀ ⠀ ❗️They are full of chemicals which are up to five times more concentrated than powder detergent and can damage children’s throats if they are swallowed. If they are squeezed they can be squirted into their eyes too and can cause d...amage. ⠀ ✅ Store them on a high shelf or in a cupboard with a safety lock and put them away as soon as you’ve used them.⠀ ⠀ ✅ Look out for capsules that use a bitter safety ingredient like Bitrex. This makes them taste really nasty, so children are more likely to spit them out than swallow them. ⠀ ⠀ #childsafetyweek #familylifetoday
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***child safety week**"
I've spoken about this incident in a few of my classes to highlight dangers and stress the importance of fast treatment.
Thank goodness for mums quick response x

🌼 It’s day 3 of Child Safety Week 🌼 and today the focus is on cords and the risk of strangulation. ⠀ ⠀ ⚠️ Some accidents seem very unlikely – most people don’t think it is possible for their child to strangle themselves. But there are a growing number of cases of children catching themselves on blind cords or other loops, often when they're climbing. If a child gets tangled in one of these cords it could be fatal.⠀ ⠀... Did you know..?⠀ ⠀ 👶🏻 Some babies start climbing or walking before they can crawl. They can shuffle on their bottoms to grab things that parents think are out of reach. This includes things like strings, cords and chains. ⠀
✅ There is now a safety requirement for cords on new window blinds to help stop children getting strangled by them. When you buy a new blind, the shop should provide you with hooks or other safety devices to keep the cords out of children’s reach, or the blind won't have cords at all. ⠀ ❓ How can strangulation be prevented?⠀ ⠀ 👶🏻 Babies: They might not be able to move far, but they can reach and grab for things that catch their eye. ⠀ ⠀ ▶️ If you have cot toys, make sure they’ve got short ribbons, and take them out of the cot when your baby goes to sleep. If there are cords nearby, like blind cords, make sure they are tied up high so that your baby can't reach them.⠀ ⠀ ▶️ Although it might be annoying to keep retrieving lost dummies, having no cord on them is safer than tying them to your baby’s clothes. If you do still want to tie them to your baby's clothes, keep the ribbon shorter than 150mm/6 inches to reduce the risk of strangulation.⠀ ⠀ 👧🏼 👦 Toddlers: They’re more active, and ready to explore. This means you have to be extra-careful with dangling cords all over your house. Think about what they can reach, and whether they can climb to get to things.⠀ ⠀ ▶️ Curious toddlers are especially vulnerable to strangulation because their heads weigh proportionately more than their bodies compared to adults and their muscle control isn’t fully developed, which makes it harder for them to free themselves if they get tangled up. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #childsafetyweek #familylifetoday
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