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What Should Be in a Car First Aid Kit in Austra...

Samantha Kerr

Most car first aid kits in Australia are either half-empty, expired, or stocked with items nobody would actually reach for in a roadside emergency. Here's exactly what yours should contain...

What Should Be in a Car First Aid Kit in Austra...

Samantha Kerr

Most car first aid kits in Australia are either half-empty, expired, or stocked...

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What to Pack When You Leave Home with a Neurodiverse Child - Assurance First Aid Kits

What to Pack When You Leave Home with a Neurodi...

Samantha Kerr

Most neurodiverse children are at their most regulated at home. The moment you leave, that scaffolding disappears — and that is exactly when the risk of a medical or sensory...

What to Pack When You Leave Home with a Neurodi...

Samantha Kerr

Most neurodiverse children are at their most regulated at home. The moment you...

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Snake Bite First Aid for Neurodiverse Kids: A Step-by-Step Guide - Assurance First Aid Kits

Snake Bite First Aid for Neurodiverse Kids: A S...

Samantha Kerr

Applying a pressure immobilisation bandage is hard enough. Applying one to a neurodiverse child who is overwhelmed, in pain, and actively resisting you is something else entirely. This guide covers...

Snake Bite First Aid for Neurodiverse Kids: A S...

Samantha Kerr

Applying a pressure immobilisation bandage is hard enough. Applying one to a neurodiverse...

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Why Honey Works on Button Battery Injuries: The Science Behind the Guideline - Assurance First Aid Kits

Why Honey Works on Button Battery Injuries: The...

Samantha Kerr

Most parents know honey is part of the button battery protocol. Far fewer know why. This post breaks down the science — the alkaline burn, the electrical current, and exactly...

Why Honey Works on Button Battery Injuries: The...

Samantha Kerr

Most parents know honey is part of the button battery protocol. Far fewer...

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How to Use an AED (defibrillator) in Australia - Assurance First Aid Kits

How to Use an AED (defibrillator) in Australia

Samantha Kerr

AEDs are used to revive someone from sudden cardiac arrest. This usually occurs when a disruption in the heart's electrical activity causes a dangerously fast heartbeat (ventricular tachycardia) or a fast...

How to Use an AED (defibrillator) in Australia

Samantha Kerr

AEDs are used to revive someone from sudden cardiac arrest. This usually occurs when...

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The safest button batteries to have around your children. - Assurance First Aid Kits

The safest button batteries to have around your...

Samantha Kerr

Most button batteries look identical on the shelf. But Energiser's 3-in-1 Child Shield is different — and if you have young children at home, that difference matters. Here is how...

The safest button batteries to have around your...

Samantha Kerr

Most button batteries look identical on the shelf. But Energiser's 3-in-1 Child Shield...

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Mouth to Mouth...Do I Have To? The low down on resucue breaths and CPR in Australia. - Assurance First Aid Kits

Mouth to Mouth...Do I Have To? The low down on ...

Samantha Kerr

Wondering if you need to perform mouth-to-mouth during CPR? Andy Panes, founder of the National Institute of First Aid Trainers, has the lowdown. When someone's in cardiac arrest, rescue breaths...

Mouth to Mouth...Do I Have To? The low down on ...

Samantha Kerr

Wondering if you need to perform mouth-to-mouth during CPR? Andy Panes, founder of...

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