“It’s not getting old, it’s getting ill.”

“It’s not getting old, it’s getting ill.”

Dementia is a term used to describe a number of different conditions that damage the brain, including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and frontotemporal dementia. In the early stages of dementia, a person’s symptoms are often relatively mild and not...
Teach your child ‘999’

Teach your child ‘999’

From a very early age children have the capacity to remember and recite lots of information. Teaching children what to do in an emergency doesn’t need to be frightening. Obviously, we want to keep it age appropriate, but knowing what to do and how to get help...
What is Agonal Breathing?

What is Agonal Breathing?

Agonal breathing is the medical term for a certain type of gasping for air, usually during a cardiac arrest. It should not be mistaken for ‘normal breathing’ and can sound like: Gasping Snorting Moaning Sporadic breathing Agonal respiration most often...