India, Sept. 13 -- When there are young children at home, many emergencies can occur in the blink of an eye. They are energetic and sometimes land themselves in trouble, injuring themselves. You may feel confident about your first-aid knowledge, but knowing the correct steps and performing them safely makes a very big difference when it comes to immediate care during these urgent moments.

Dr Amin Kaba, consultant in paediatric medicine at Narayana Health SRCC Children's Hospital, Mumbai, told HT Lifestyle that while one may have some basic information about first aid, it is often too "fragmented" to be of practical use during emergencies, especially if learned from just seeing or reading it somewhere.

He said, "Knowing basic first aid m...