Are food allergies really increasing over time? Is this true everywhere? And what are the problems it causes? Read on….. A recent news story told of the sad death of a 13-year-old girl from peanut allergy. We’ve written before about what anaphylaxis is and...
TV related injuries? Yes, we’ve long known that watching too much TV isn’t great for our kids, but it turns out that TVs are much more dangerous than that. About 17,300 kids a year are physically injured by Televisions! That’s close to 50 every day....
Now let’s start with the obligatory disclaimer thing. First, we’re based in B.C. and what we’re going to say relates to practices here – I’m told it’s different elsewhere. Also, remember that we’re first aid & safety...
Emergencies are Sexy – really? Let’s be honest, there’s nothing pleasant about being caught in the middle of a disaster. But perhaps, just perhaps, surviving an emergency unharmed, with that special person could, in fact, be sexy. Maybe we’ve...
Elton Kim told police he saw a woman back into his wife’s SUV in the parking lot outside of his dry cleaning business and went outside to confront her. Kim stood in front of the woman’s car, which had Alabama plates, and she accelerated into him. He jumped...