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Sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to infection injures its own tissues and organs. Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion. Sepsis is a rare condition that can…

Near-drowning and secondary drowning

Drowning is defined as death within 24 hours from suffocation by submersion in a liquid, normally fresh water or sea water. Near drowning implies successful resuscitation from suffocation caused by immersion. Secondary drowning refers to fluid accumulation in the lungs…

Household Cleaning Products Poisoning and First Aid

Thousands of children and infants need medical care for poisoning from products commonly found in and around the home. Although long-term injury is rare, the anxiety and distress caused to both child and parents could be avoided by increased awareness.

Workplace and Personal Safety

If you are working alone in a workplace, you need to make sure you keep your mobile phone with you or anything that you can communicate with people. You also need to make sure people actually know where you are.

Parking Safety

Parking and leaving in your car can result in accidents.  Reversing your car takes more concentration than driving into or out of a space so many workplaces have a reverse park policy.  The idea is that in the morning you…

Hand Arm Vibration

Hand Arm Vibration or HAV is a collective name for two main conditions: vibration white finger and carpal tunnel syndrome. Vibration white finger cases are numbered around 600 a year and the number of cases has decreased over the last…

Electrocution of animals

An electric shock is referred to as electrocution and it can be seen in all ages but it is more common in younger puppies as they have a habit of chewing through cables.  Electrocution can also occur anywhere there is…

Carbon Monoxide

  Carbon monoxide is a silent killer as it is colourless and odourless and in concentrations, it can be fatal.  Carbon Monoxide can be found in the home and businesses from cars, machines and gas central heating or cookers.

Animals vomiting

When animals vomit it could be caused by a number of different things from mild food poisoning to serious life-threatening illnesses like Pancreatitis.  The problem can be decided if the vomiting is something serious that you need a vet for…