Emma Hammett

As a qualified nurse, mother and first aid trainer with over 30 years health and teaching experience; Emma Hammett truly appreciates the vital importance of first aid. Emma writes as first aid expert for numerous print and online publications and frequently appears as press spokesperson on first aid, health and accident prevention issues.

Emma founded www.firstaidforlife.org.uk in 2007 and her superb team teach award-winning first aid courses throughout the UK and abroad. In addition she has created www.onlinefirstaid.com with a wealth of online first aid courses and resources available worldwide.

Emma’s second book; Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls is heralded as the ultimate guide to the prevention and treatment of childhood accidents. Endorsed by Katrina Phillips the CEO of the Child Accident Prevention Trust, Dr Amanda Gummer of the Good Toy Guide, Sue Atkins The Parenting Expert and Laura Henry, International Early Years Childcare Expert.

‘Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls’ is a super informative, but easy to read book, for families, parents, grandparents, childminders and carers, to help everyone become aware of potential risks. It teaches the skills needed to help in an emergency without overwhelming the reader, and of course, that could ultimately save lives. This great book empowers and gives confidence to everyone who reads it and I highly recommend that you go out and grab yourself a copy and keep it handy.’ Sue Atkins ITV ‘This Morning’ Parenting Expert & Author of ‘Parenting Made Easy – How To Raise Happy Children’

Slips, Trips and Fractured Hips - the ultimate guide to accident prevention and first aid for older people and those who care for them, is Emma's third book. It is endorsed by Age UK and RoSPA and offers a wealth of practical advice on accident prevention and first aid for adults.

Emma has funded her social cause www.staysafe.support through First Aid for Life in partnership with RoSPA, Age UK, Trading Standards and Friends Against Scams and Care UK. It has been endorsed as a social prescribing resource by the Royal College of General Practitioners and provides a free networking resource site for older people and those caring for them.

First Aid for Life provides award winning first aid training taught by highly experienced medical, health and emergency services professionals tailored to the needs of those attending.

In addition to First Aid for humans, Emma established First Aid for Pets - empowering pet owners and those working with pets to give life-saving treatment in those first vital minutes. Her first book was First Aid for Dogs and it has been highly acclaimed.

Emma's mission and the goal of www.firstaidforlife.org.uk, www.onlinefirstaid.com and www.firstaidforpets.net is to make it as easy as possible for people to access first aid skills, removing barriers to learning; such as time, money and geography and consequently train more people and save lives.

Firstaidforlife.org.uk is packed full of free resources and useful updates.

If you have any questions please contact emma@firstaidforlife.org.uk or call us on 0208 675 4036