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First aid for your family: iVillage
First aid advice and information for all your family

Animal bites


What should you do if your child gets bitten by an animal?

Arrested breathing and artificial respiration


How to administer artificial respiration when someone has stopped breathing

Basic bonfire night safety


Watching fireworks is popular and fun, but fireworks are explosives and burn at high temperatures, so they need careful handling and storage.

Beach safety for your family


While the beach is a great place for families to unwind, relax and have fun, it is important that some basic safety rules are taken into account

Bee Sting


How should you treat a bee sting?

Bleeding and nosebleeds


How to administer first aid to bleeding and nosebleeds

Blisters


Blisters: should you pop them or leave them be to heal?

Burns


How to treat and soothe burns and when to call in the doctor

Choking


How to deal with adults and children who are choking

Cuts and Scrapes


Cuts and scrapes and how to tackle them to prevent infection

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