The 5 people randomly selected to win the First Aid Manuals are…….
Marcia
Teresa
Ellie
Phyllis
Dana
Congratulations 
You should have an email from me to find out your addresses so please can you let me know them asap! Thanks!
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First Aid Awareness Week is taking place from 11th – 15th April this year. The aim of the campaign is to focus on the changes in resuscitation techniques and the use of the defibrillators which are found in many public places. Also in April, the ninth edition of the DK First Aid Manual is being released.
DK are currently running a survey to find out how good a knowledge people in the UK have of first aid before First Aid Awareness Week. The survey takes a matter of minutes to complete and DK have offered a prize of a First Aid Manual to five of you who take the survey by clicking on this link. Make sure you leave a comment on this post to say you’ve taken the survey and want to be entered. DK will pick the winner when the survey closes and the competition is only open to people in the UK.
I’ve got the DK and BMA Complete Home Medical Guide which is brilliant quality with just the right level of information so I’m sure that the First Aid Manual would be just as good!
Good luck
This competition is now closed.
The Complete Home Medical Guide is such a good reference book! It is written in a style that is very easy to understand with colourful diagrams and photos. It is quite a big hardback book with nearly 650 pages.
As well as explaining the symptoms, treatments and causes of 
hundreds of illnesses there are other helpful sections. The first chapter ‘Lifestyle and Health’ has information on immunisations, diet, exercise and family medical history. There is also a chapter of flow charts which you can use to find out possible causes for someone who is feeling ill. Although most of the suggestions advise you to make an appointment to see your doctor, some of them tell you to ring for an ambulance, see an optician or just use painkillers/other home remedies.
Most of the book is taken up with information on different illnesses. It is split up according to areas of the body rather than being in alphabetical order which makes it easier to find what you’re looking for. For example, there are chapters called ‘Teeth and Gums’, ‘Respiratory System’, and ‘Musculoskeletal System’. There is also a chapter on pregnancy which has interesting facts on how breastfeeding works and the stages of pregnancy, along with possible things that could go wrong during pregnancy. Another chapter is called ‘Infancy and Childhood’ and it gives loads of information about how babies develop as they get older as well as common illnesses in children.
At the end of the book is a section about treating disease which tells you about different drugs, surgery and the types of care available at nursing homes, hospitals or home care.
The internet has so much information about every sort of illness you can think of that I wasn’t sure whether this book would actually be much help. However the book has just the right amount of information. Instead of wading through pages and pages from internet, you can quickly find a summarised version in the book containing all of the key points. As it is published in association with the British Medical Association, you know that you are getting the right information.
I think this book is going to be very useful over the years and it is definitely an essential for any family. For £35 it is certainly worth the money.
