by Emma Hammett | Oct 2, 2018 | Accident Prevention and Staying Healthy, News
On Monday 1st October (UN Day of the Older Person), we celebrated the launch of Stay Safe for Older People, our unique new initiative to provide information and support to older people and those who care for them, helping them to stay safe, healthy and avoid fraud and...
by Emma Hammett | Oct 2, 2018 | Accident Prevention and Staying Healthy, Advice should Things go Wrong
Avoiding poisoning and how to help if affected A poison is any substance (a solid, liquid, or gas) which can cause damage if it enters the body in sufficient quantities. A poison can be swallowed, breathed in, absorbed through the skin or injected. Some poisons cause...
by Emma Hammett | Sep 26, 2018 | Accident Prevention and Staying Healthy
Burns – and the elderly. Older people are at the highest risk for fatal injuries from burns and scalds. In fact up to five times greater than the population as a whole. Factors contributing to this high risk include: impaired vision, decreased...
by Emma Hammett | Sep 25, 2018 | Accident Prevention and Staying Healthy, Advice should Things go Wrong, Uncategorized
Choking According to recent figures, an average of 68 care home residents die every year from choking-related medical problems in England and Wales. The elderly can be susceptible to choking due to a number of factors: eating too fast, trying to swallow large...
by Emma Hammett | Sep 25, 2018 | Accident Prevention and Staying Healthy
As we get older our physiology changes and we often develop additional medical conditions. These conditions and the medicine taken to manage them can alter the way our bodies react to injury. Understanding this is key to managing a first aid emergency in an older...
by Emma Hammett | Sep 24, 2018 | Accident Prevention and Staying Healthy, Advice should Things go Wrong
What is a Heart Attack? Fatty deposits and plaques cause atheroma that builds up in coronary arteries and reduces the lumen of the artery, meaning that blood flows slower through the vessel. This can cause angina, which is when the heart muscle ‘complains’...
