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Preventing strangulation & suffocation for babies

Posted on November 30, 2023 (November 19, 2025) by Emma Hammett

Suffocation and strangulation (along with choking and drowning) account for the majority of accidents resulting in fatalities in the under 5s. For strangulation, the most common causes are blind cords, drawstring bags, necklaces, cot bumpers and clothing becoming caught in something. RoSPA statistics show that at least 33 young children across the UK have died because […]

Take it Right Outside campaign success

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

Fewer under-5s admitted to hospital during ‘take it right outside‘ smoking campaign The number of under-five-year-olds admitted to hospital with asthma related complaints dropped following the Take it Right Outside campaign in Scotland, researchers have found. Take it Right Outside was a national mass media initiative launched in 2014 encouraging smokers to smoke cigarettes outside […]