Emergency

Did you know that up to 70% of paediatric burns are treated incorrectly? When you think about the potentially life-long implications that a burn may have, you start to realise how critical it is to prevent and treat them correctly. ...

Five seconds. Five seconds is all it took for our world to be turned upside down. The day before my partner Josh's accident, we were messing around trying on glasses at Spec Savers. We had a typical night, just dinner...

I've often been asked as a paeds nurse, "What are the top gems of advice you could give a parent when it comes to a potentially unwell child?"  And there are two main things I respond with:   Firstly... it's...

At the end of the day there are many things paeds nurses know that will never be useful in day to day life... Understanding fevers however is a different story! I have lost track of the number of times a...

When bub is breathing normally, it should appear effortless. When in respiratory distress, their little bodies will do certain things to compensate for low oxygen.As parents, you must understand what to look and listen for. These signs can tell us...

In my time working as an advanced life support Paramedic, I quickly learned that choking is a massive fear amongst many parents, and rightfully so. It's more common than we think; it's silent and, unless we act fast, can be deadly. But...