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Button Batteries: Why They're a True Emergency, and How to Prevent One

There is a small disc-shaped battery in your house right now — probably in a key fob, a remote control, a kitchen scale, a hearing aid, a light-up gre...

7 min read

Health

Burns and Scalds in Children: First Aid That Actually Works

Childhood burns are frighteningly fast — a pulled-down mug of tea, a grab at a hair straightener, a trip into a hot bath. The peak age is 1 to 3 years...

6 min read

Health

Your Child's Health: From Newborn to Age Five

A new parent makes more health calls in the first year than in any other year of their life. Most of them turn out fine. The hard part is the differen...

10 min read

Health

Recognising Sepsis in Children: When to Act Fast

Sepsis is among the most important conditions for parents to know about, not because it is common, but because the window in which action makes a deci...

5 min read

Health

Intussusception: A Serious Cause of Sudden Abdominal Pain in Infants

Intussusception is uncommon — somewhere between one and four cases per thousand babies in the UK — but it is one of the conditions paediatric A&E doct...

5 min read

Safety

Infant and Child CPR: What Every Parent Should Know

This is the article you hope you never need. Most parents never will. But the gap between knowing roughly what to do in the first two minutes of a pae...

6 min read

Safety

Head Injuries in Children: When to Worry and When to Wait

Children fall on their heads. Frequently, in many cases. The toddler who tumbles off the sofa, the preschooler who runs headlong into a door frame, th...

5 min read

Health

Anaphylaxis in Children: Recognising It and Using an EpiPen

Anaphylaxis is rare but fast. A child can go from itchy lips after a bite of cashew to struggling to breathe within minutes. The parents who manage it...

6 min read