by Cathy Barker | Jul 28, 2021 | News and Media
(An excerpt of the joint statement) “Button battery ingestion in children: Never Again” was the theme of the panel discussion hosted by the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and held during the World Congress of...
by Cathy Barker | Apr 21, 2021 | Road Safety
In Australia, we use child car seats (rear or forward-facing) or booster seats so that children can travel safely in cars. However, despite these seats meeting some of the world’s most stringent design standards and despite high levels of child car seat use...
by Cathy Barker | Feb 5, 2021 | News and Media
National Media release &nbs...
by Cathy Barker | Nov 4, 2020 | Home Safety
In Australia, around 20 children per week are admitted to hospital because they have ingested a button battery. Car remotes, calculators, musical greeting cards, flashing novelty goods and kitchen scales – button batteries are everywhere in a variety of objects around...
by Cathy Barker | Nov 4, 2020 | Home Safety
The correct first aid treatment for minor burns is ‘Remove, Cool and Cover’ REMOVE: any clothing or jewellery from the area (unless it is stuck to the skin), COOL: the burn with cool running water for 20 minutes. The length of time is important –...
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