Mums across the UK are encouraged to learn first aid, according to the St John Ambulance.
Recent research from the charity found that although approximately two million children have accidents every year, seven out of ten parents feel “helpless” in the event of their child sustaining an injury.
According to NHS Direct, children aged between 0-4 years of age are most likely to have an accident in the home, and boys are more at risk than girls.
The Daily Mail also recently reported that 60 per cent of parents in the UK know nothing about first aid.
Sarah Jarman, a spokesperson for St John Ambulance, said: “Of the people surveyed, only 14 per cent had current first aid training. We strongly encourage all parents to learn first aid… we hope many more people will benefit from first aid training.”
She added that knowledge of first aid “can make an immediate and real difference in an emergency” and could help prevent permanent damage or injury.
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