i was worried a few weeks back when a friend of mine asked my help when her mother had some breathing difficulties and was struggling, really struggling she asked me whether i knew anything about First aid and i felt so useless and said "No, sorry?" anyway luckily she was okay after a bit it was just her asthma playin up
anyroads, since then i looked at some websites and i have learnt quite a bit and im glad i did cause i felt so useless. one site i saw
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/first_ai...ow_index.shtml was quite startling specially these statistics
Top ten home accidents and injuries
1 Falls (1,248,000)
2 Strikes and collisions (530,000)
3 Cuts and tears (230,000)
4 Foreign bodies (128,000)
5 Acute overexertion, for example moving furniture (90,000)
6 Burns, scalds (84,000)
7 Pinching or crushing injuries (79,000)
8 Bites, stings (72,000)
9 Puncture wounds (54,000)
10Suspected poisonings (33,000)