emergency

He’s revealed what pilots actually plan for when flying over the middle of the ocean. A pilot has shared what really happens if there’s an emergency while flying over open water. It can be a bit unsettling when the map on your seat screen shows nothing but a vast stretch of blue, so here’s what […]

10 months ago

Does your whole family know your Eircode? Before becoming a writer for HerFamily, I applied to become an emergency call operator. The application required us to take tests including pretend emergency call scenarios. It was during these pretend emergency calls that I really became aware of the stress operators go through trying to get an […]

4 years ago

There’s nothing as frightening as your child choking. When you’re the parent of a baby this can be particularly scary as they can’t communicate to you if they’re in trouble or run to you like an older child. When my daughter was younger I wrote about having to help my baby when she started to […]

4 years ago

This A&E doctor wants all parents to know something. It’s something you may be aware of, but have you got it set up on your phone? If not, this is a reminder for all of us. Describing how she often sees patients brought into the accident and emergency department, with no way of knowing who […]

5 years ago

Ophelia all over again?

9 years ago

Important numbers to remember.

9 years ago