It's one of life's great mottos - Be prepared. And not one for that time-honoured Irish response - Observe in the breach.
How ready are you to deal with something untoward happening to your child? New research from Elastoplast (who else?) suggests that 1 in 4 parents in the north have been in an emergency situation when they did not know how to help their child.
And answer this question - is it necessary to cover a small cut with a plaster?
I would have said 'no', having a vague notion that it's 'good to let the air at it'. Around 69% of parents have the same idea, but it seems the advice from St John's Ambulance is always to cover a cut to help prevent infection.
Another fact from the Elastoplast research - More than 87% of parents have taken their young child to A & E or had to call an ambulance - another record figure for Northern Ireland.
Elastoplast has made availabe a first aid for children resource at www.elastoplast.co.uk
Good for them.
Might be an idea to do another first aid course . .
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