by hello@swadesign.co.uk | Jul 8, 2021 | Blog
The Risks of Hot Weather Most of us welcome hot weather, but there are health risks when it’s too hot for too long. In extreme heat, your body works extra hard to maintain an average temperature, which can lead to death. In England, there are on average 2000...
by hello@swadesign.co.uk | Jun 28, 2021 | Blog
Preventing sunburn is better than a cure, even though we should be avoiding becoming sunburnt in the first place. In bright conditions, it can be tricky to identify whether you or someone with you is becoming burnt. One way to tell if things are heading the wrong way...
by hello@swadesign.co.uk | Jun 21, 2021 | Blog, Health & Safety
Many people see defibrillators in movies or TV series as this mystical device that manages to wake people up from near to death situations. This has lead to a lot of misconceptions about what a defibrillator actually does. In this blog, we will cover the purpose of a...
by hello@swadesign.co.uk | Jun 18, 2021 | Blog, Social Care
What is diabetes? Diabetes is the inability of the body to make insulin. Insulin allows blood glucose (sugars) to enter the cells and fuel our bodies. With Type 1 diabetes, your body breaks down carbohydrates from food and turns them into glucose. When the glucose...
by hello@swadesign.co.uk | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog, Health & Safety
Over 160,000 people attend hospital per year in the UK as a result of poisoning. In this blog we’ll look at the sources, the signs & symptoms plus the first aid do’s and don’ts of treating a casualty who has been poisoned. Children are more at risk of poisoning...
