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Children’s health Holidays


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holiday health tips


If you’re a parent, grandparent or guardian, here’s a quick guide on how to make sure your children stay healthy this summer


Keeping children entertained throughout the summer holidays can feel like a full-time job. But when it comes to keeping them healthy, all you need is a little know-how and advice from your local Careway pharmacist. Here are a few of the minor ailments


that can affect children this summer, plus how to treat them with the minimum fuss possible.


Cuts and grazes If children are playing outdoors there’s a chance they may cut or graze themselves. Most cuts and grazes are minor, so they’re easily treated at home and should start to heal in a day or two.


• First stop any bleeding by applying pressure to the area using a clean towel, bandage or handkerchief.


• When the bleeding has stopped, wash the area under running tap water and pat dry with a clean towel before covering it with a sterile dressing, such as a plaster (you can remove it in a few days once the cut has closed). Ask your local pharmacist about suitable dressings to keep at home.


If there’s any sign of infection – such as swelling, redness or pain in the affected area – take your child to their GP or call NHS 111.


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Headaches According to the NHS most children and teenagers get the occasional headache. Simple things you can do to help include putting a cool damp cloth across their forehead or eyes and encouraging them to sleep or to have something to eat or drink. Meanwhile if your child is playing


sports or running around a lot outdoors in hot weather they may get a headache because they’re dehydrated, so try to make sure they drink plenty of water.


• You can also treat a child’s headache with pain relief available from your local Careway pharmacy. According to the NHS paracetamol and ibuprofen are both safe and work well for children’s headaches – ask your pharmacist to recommend a pain relief product that’s suitable for your child's age (children with asthma should avoid ibuprofen).


Earache Common in young children, earache can be painful but it isn’t usually serious. If your child complains about ear pain, the NHS recommends using pain relief such as paracetamol or ibuprofen (ask your pharmacist to recommend a product that would be suitable) and placing a warm or cold flannel on their ear.


Your pharmacist can let you know


what else you can do to treat earache yourself and whether there’s anything you could buy that may help (ear drops, for instance). They can also tell you if you should take your child to see their GP. This may include:


• If they have a high temperature • If there’s any swelling around the ear • If there’s fluid coming from the ear


• If your child’s earache lasts more than three days


Food and activity tips


If you need advice on how to make sure your child gets plenty of exercise and eats healthily during the holidays, there’s plenty of information on the Change4Life website (www.nhs.uk/change4life). Change4Life has lots of healthy,


easy-to-make recipes as well as information on how to reduce the sugar in your child’s diet and healthy snacks you can make to keep them going. It also provides plenty of inspiration for sports and activities your child can get involved in this summer, as well as indoor activity ideas for when the weather stops them going outside.


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