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Febrile convulsions are seizures triggered when a young child develops a high temperature, commonly during illness. Around one in fifty children will have had one by the time they reach the age of five. Signs and symptoms: Lowered level or loss of consciousness, accompanied by fitting May become either stiff or floppy Read more…
If a casualty has an injury to their bones, muscles or joints, your aim as a first aider is to prevent further injury. Because of the similar signs and symptoms, it may be difficult for the first aider to recognise the difference between a fracture, dislocation, strain or sprain. A Read more…