Emma Hammett

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Emma Hammett is an experienced nurse and first aid trainer, she has worked in many areas including A&E, Children’s Ward, Burns Unit and Acute medical and surgical wards before becoming hospital manager of Hammersmith and Charing Cross Hospitals. In 2007, she founded First Aid for Life and is shortly going to publish her second book, Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls – The ultimate guide to the prevention and treatment of childhood accidents.
Emma is also the founder of First Aid for Pets offering first aid training courses for your pets https://firstaidforpets.net/

Assisted living, Exercise, Integrative, Lifestyle
When functionality matters as much as aesthetics
When functionality matters as much as aesthetics: Truly INCLUSIVE and stylish FASHION. Steve is a graphic designer who has lived and worked in Manchester for 20 years. He was involved …
Paediatrics, Pregnancy, Women's Health
Causes and risk factors of Erb’s Palsy
Babies with Erb’s palsy are born with a type of injury to the brachial plexus, which affects the muscles in the shoulder and arm. Symptoms of this condition include weakness …
NHS, Paediatrics
Insufficient alternatives to hospital admissions for children
Alternatives to hospital admissions for children insufficient, new report claims: There are record numbers of unwell children being admitted to Scottish hospitals and the current new alternatives being used are …
Australasia, Cancer, Neurology
Nanoparticles deliver brain cancer treatment
Nanoparticles deliver brain cancer treatment: University of Queensland researchers have developed a nanoparticle to take a chemotherapy drug into fast growing, aggressive brain tumours. Research team lead Dr Taskeen Janjua …
Eyes, Integrative
Top tips to protect your eyes
Most of us know we need to protect our skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays, but many Brits don’t know that our eyes are also very vulnerable to damage …