Mini First Aid Watford & Hemel Hempstead

Well done to Abi Brooman for completing her Blended Paediatric First Aid 6 hours on line and 6 hours face to face allowing her to continue teaching as a swimming teacher, even the doggies got involved 🥰

Sprains and strains are very common in active children, particularly if they participate in sports. Most can be treated at home but what is the best way to do this and when do you know if it is something more serious?

Scroll through to check out the NHS guidance on sprains and strains and learn when to seek help from your GP or A&E.

And if you do have an active child who plays a lot of sports, you will LOVE our Family Health Podcast this week, it's all about youth sports and nutrition - what do your children need to eat and how to fit it in to their training schedule. Head to Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen and search for the Family Health Podcast 💚

My next 2 hour Baby & Child First Aid Class is on Saturday 22nd June 10.00 at Northchurch Social Centre
On our award winning class you will learn all the First Aid knowledge and skills required to keep your little ones safe, ensure you are fully prepared for all the most common medical emergencies and give yourself the peace of mind you deserve. 💚
Our classes are friendly, relaxed and informal and we will cover: CPR, Choking, Burns, Meningitis Awareness, Febrile Seizures, Bleeding, Head Bumps, Breaks and more…
All attendees will receive a Mini First Aid booklet and certificate of attendance which counts towards CPD points (Continuing Professional Development)
No babysitter? No problem! Pre crawling babies are welcome. 😊
For more information and to book your space on this or any of our classes please use the link below. 👇
https://watford.minifirstaid.co.uk/.../classes

Pop down on Saturday 8th June! Booking essential 💚 fantastic garden centre too 💚

First Aid for Parents & Carers Workshop

Mini First Aid will be here to facilitate their Multi–Award Winning Baby & Child First Aid class for parents, grandparents and carers. Delivered in a relaxed and comfortable style to give you the confidence to know what actions to take if faced with a medical emergency.

This is not a qualification.

Event details:
📆 Saturday 8th June
⏰ 10.30am until 12.30pm
📍 Event Space
🔗 https://www.yarntonhomegarden.co.uk/shop/customer-events/groupid/6624/day/8/month/6/year/2024.html

Come and join me Joe's Coffee Shop and Creative Space for one of our award winning Baby & Child First Aid Classes!
On our 2 hour class you will learn all the First Aid knowledge and skills required to keep your little ones safe, ensure you are fully prepared for all the most common medical emergencies and give yourself the peace of mind you deserve. 💚
Our classes are friendly, relaxed and informal and we will cover: CPR, Choking, Burns, Meningitis Awareness, Febrile Seizures, Bleeding, Head Bumps, Breaks and more…
All attendees will receive a Mini First Aid booklet and certificate of attendance which counts towards CPD points (Continuing Professional Development)
No babysitter? No problem! Pre crawling babies are welcome. 😊
https://watford.minifirstaid.co.uk/.../classes-for...

Have a few places that have become available Mill End Community Centre tomorrow for our Adult awareness class. Our two hour session covers Primary Survey, CPR, Heart Attacks, Strokes ,Choking and lots more just £30pp a Emergency First Aid made Easy book and a Certificate of Attendance for you to take home.
Don't delay book today
Watford.minifirstaid.co.uk

We are asked our thoughts about suction devices like this every week in our first aid classes.

We understand that as parents or carers, you will do anything to protect and help your children and that choking is one of your top fears. If your baby or toddler is choking, you need to react and respond quickly to dislodge the obstruction.

Picture a scene where your child is choking on a piece of food. What do you think is the optimum way to deal with that situation in the moment? Is it to run off to your kitchen cupboard, find the suction device box, get it out of the box, fiddle with it to get it the right way up, take a look at the side of the box or instructions to remind yourself how to fit it and how it works….or is it to grab your child and immediately begin back blows?

Back blows, chest thrusts and abdominal thrusts are a proven immediate and effective first-line action you can take to get whatever is stuck in your child’s throat out. You may only have minutes or seconds to do this. Grab the child and get started.

The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency recently relaxed restrictions on the sale of these devices in the UK but continues to recommend that users follow the established Basic Life Support protocols when managing a choking incident.

The most up-to-date advice from the Resuscitation Council UK states “There is insufficient evidence on the safety or effectiveness of these devices for us to recommend their use, and we are concerned that the use of these devices could delay established treatments for choking.”

Bear in mind that devices like this were originally designed for trained healthcare professionals working with adults before now being sold to the mass market, and also be wary of counterfeit and fake devices on online shopping sites that do not comply with regulations!

You may decide that you would like to keep a device like this at home for peace of mind, which is absolutely your choice.

We urge you to learn basic baby & child first aid techniques for manually dealing with a choking incident so you can react first and have the device as a backup if needed 💚

Come and join us at John Lewis & Partners Oxford as we are now running our award winning Baby & Child First Aid Classes in store! Our launch class is happening on Monday 13th May so be sure to book your space using the link below. 👇

https://thamesvalley.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/classes-for-parents-carers

On this 2 hour class you will learn all the First Aid knowledge and skills required to keep your little ones safe, ensure you are fully prepared for all the most common medical emergencies and give yourself the peace of mind you deserve. 💚

Our classes are friendly, relaxed and informal and we will cover: CPR, Choking, Burns, Meningitis Awareness, Febrile Seizures, Bleeding, Head Bumps, Breaks and more…

All attendees will receive a Mini First Aid booklet and certificate of attendance which counts towards CPD points (Continuing Professional Development)

No babysitter? No problem! Pre crawling babies are welcome. 😊

Had a lovely day at John Lewis & Partners High Wycombe meeting loads new expecting parents, New parents and Grandparents. Talking about lots of First Aid. Also caught up with some local business and the fantastic Gordon from MANtenatal calling all expecting dads out there give Gordon a call….
Monkey Music High Wycombe & Aylesbury Sleep Nanny Melanie Hastings Mini First Aid Thames Valley

We cannot recommend WASuP wipes enough for sting and bite relief 🐝

This clever little product gives instant soothing relief; popping the pod releases a bamboo wipe soaked in organic apple cider vinegar, you simply unroll and apply to the sting to give relief in seconds.

It's small enough to pop in your pocket and you get 4 little pods in each pack.

Stock up now, pop one in your first aid kit to take out and about on those summer walks when you are surrounded by nettles and wasps!

https://minifirstaidshop.co.uk/collections/travel/products/wasup-bite-sting-releif-box-of-4

So lovely when you get a lovely review! thank you x if you would like a private session or to attend a open class please take a look. thamesvalley.minifirstaid.co.uk & watford .minifirstaid.co.uk

Does the thought of potty or toilet training your little one fill you with dread?! Maybe you’ve been putting off getting started because you’re not sure if they are ready?

Our blog this week is the ultimate preparation guide to toilet training 🚽 💦

We’ll help you understand what signs to look for that might show that your little one is ready to get started and what you need to consider before you get going.

We guide you through how you can best prepare your child for toilet training and how to actually go about it once you are all set and ready!

Read the full guide below - and good luck! 🚽

https://minifirstaid.co.uk/blog/toilet-training

Come and join me on Friday Mill End Community Centre for one of our award winning Baby & Child First Aid Classes!

On our 2 hour class you will learn all the First Aid knowledge and skills required to keep your little ones safe, ensure you are fully prepared for all the most common medical emergencies and give yourself the peace of mind you deserve. 💚

Our classes are friendly, relaxed and informal and we will cover: CPR, Choking, Burns, Meningitis Awareness, Febrile Seizures, Bleeding, Head Bumps, Breaks and more…

All attendees will receive a Mini First Aid booklet and certificate of attendance which counts towards CPD points (Continuing Professional Development)

No babysitter? No problem! Pre crawling babies are welcome. 😊

https://watford.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/classes-for-parents-carers

Come and join us in May for one of our award winning Baby & Child First Aid Classes!

On our 2 hour class you will learn all the First Aid knowledge and skills required to keep your little ones safe, ensure you are fully prepared for all the most common medical emergencies and give yourself the peace of mind you deserve. 💚

Our classes are friendly, relaxed and informal and we will cover: CPR, Choking, Burns, Meningitis Awareness, Febrile Seizures, Bleeding, Head Bumps, Breaks and more…

All attendees will receive a Mini First Aid booklet and certificate of attendance which counts towards CPD points (Continuing Professional Development)

No babysitter? No problem! Pre crawling babies are welcome. 😊

https://watford.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/classes-for-parents-carers

Today we share Brody’s story, kindly told with permission from his Mum, Natasha. Just last week Brody developed sepsis from a chickenpox infection and almost lost his life.

This story thankfully has a happy ending for Brody and his family but it’s a reminder to trust your parental instincts and always ask "Could it be sepsis?"

Here is what happened in Natasha’s words:

Up until this week, I thought having the •chicken pox• wasn’t that bad - a few days of itchiness, a bit of a temperature and all will be well. w r o n g 🚩

This week has been the most scared I’ve felt in a long long time and sitting here now typing this out it’s only just hit me how close we were to losing our baby.

Brody got chicken pox on Saturday, all was ‘fine’ until he took a serious dip. His temperature spiked at 41.5 and his breathing was rapid. After numerous phone calls to the GP + NHS111 we were told it was ‘just a bad case of chicken pox’ and ‘it’s normal’

A few days passed and he was only getting worse. He was hardly waking. I took him into the hospital, handed over my lifeless baby and begged them to take me seriously, to help us.

After a few hours Brody was being treated for sepsis. His ‘bad case of chicken pox’ attacked his body and made its way into his blood stream.

I dread to think what would have happened if I listened to the numerous health professionals telling me I was over-reacting and he was ‘fine’.

Chicken pox isn’t something mild and fun. It isn’t something to wish your child to contract, it isn’t something to hold parties over. We were one of the very lucky ones, and I thank the stars above but can people p l e a s e start taking chicken pox seriously!!

It can and does kill.”

💚 Thank you Natasha for sharing Brody’s story as a warning to parents to be vigilant with infections like chicken pox. Brody spent almost a week in hospital but thankfully responded to treatment and is doing well now.

Please persevere with medics if you feel your child is deteriorating or if something just isn’t right and take a look at the resources at Sepsis Trust for more info on the signs and symptoms of sepsis.

Been busy over the last two days delivering our Baby & Child First Aid sessions in Oxford West Oxford Community Centre Botley C of E Primary School and Yarnton Magic Garden in Yarton home and Garden. Lots of expecting parents, grandparents and carers, lots of babies attending too ( I’m not broody at all ) Was lovely to meet you all.

Lovely little room I hold my first aid sessions here

Mill End Community Centre has hall hire space on Fridays in one or our smaller halls this is ideal for meetings,pop up office space,small exercise class, wellbeing session or children's group. For more information email [email protected]

🌟🫵🏻WE NEED YOU!🫵🏻🌟

Our Spring sale can't run without the help of amazing volunteers on the day.
Could you spare a few hours on 27th April to help us?
There are lots of benefits to helping, including early sale access before opening to the public, lunch and snacks and a guaranteed enjoyable time. You also get reduced commission on your items sold if you're a seller!

Any help, any hours, greatly appreciated, we have a few different timed shifts to work around you!

If you've already signed up, THANK YOU!

The link to sign up is here:
tinyurl.com/nnshelpers

Feel free to message us here or email us if you have any questions, want to know more, or want to offer any different hours.

Thank you! 💚

Had such a lovely class at Northchurch Social Centre delivering our award winning Baby & Child 2 hour session for Parents Grandparents and carers 🥰 Baby Elliot also attended and slept all the way through the class such a sweetie 💚

For more info ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Watford.minifirstaid.co.uk

⚠️ A SILENT SOLUTION ⚠️

Have you ever considered how you might successfully call for emergency support when you can’t speak or it is not safe to speak? For example: you are the casualty who is choking or experiencing a heart attack. Intruders could be in your home or you want to alert the emergency services without raising suspicions of someone you’re fearful of.

When calling 999/112 for emergency help on a mobile phone, press 55 when prompted to do so. This alerts the call response handlers to the fact you can’t speak - but do need emergency help. Further action may be required to confirm an emergency response is genuinely needed. These further actions include whispering, coughing or tapping the phone.

Pressing ‘55’ does not allow the emergency services to track your location.

Many people believe that simply by calling 999 - especially from a mobile phone - police support will automatically be sent. It won’t.

This system helps the emergency call handlers filter any accidental or hoax 999 calls.
Many people still don’t know about this life-saving service.
𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄. 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄. 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄.

Come and join me Northchurch Social Centre Saturday 13th April for parents Grandparents and anyone who looks after little ones..
Only £25pp to keep your little one safe if faced with a medical emergency 🚑
Watford.minifirstaid.co.uk

Come and join us for our 2 hour Baby & Child First Aid class at our lovely venue Holywell Community Centre in Watford.
This class will teach you all the First Aid knowledge and skills required to keep your little ones safe, ensure you are fully prepared for all the most common medical emergencies and give yourself the peace of mind you deserve. 💚
Our classes are friendly, relaxed and informal and we will cover: CPR, Choking, Burns, Meningitis Awareness, Febrile Seizures, Bleeding, Head Bumps, Breaks and more…
All attendees will receive a Mini First Aid booklet and certificate of attendance which counts towards CPD points (Continuing Professional Development)
No babysitter? No problem! Pre crawling babies are welcome. 😊
For more information and to book please click on the following link: or Scan the QR code
https://watford.minifirstaid.co.uk/.../classes-for...

💚 Happy Easter 💚

Losing an hour's sleep when the clocks go forward this weekend is hard enough for parents but we also have to factor in the effect it has on our child's sleep routine!

We have some brilliant tips here from Leanne, sleep consultant at Little Dreams Consulting Birmingham on how to navigate the change for all ages.

Are you dreading the clock change or do you think your little one will take it in their stride?! 💤 🤞

Come and join us for our 2 hour Baby & Child First Aid class at our lovely venue Northchurch Centre
This class will teach you all the First Aid knowledge and skills required to keep your little ones safe, ensure you are fully prepared for all the most common medical emergencies and give yourself the peace of mind you deserve. 💚
Our classes are friendly, relaxed and informal and we will cover: CPR, Choking, Burns, Meningitis Awareness, Febrile Seizures, Bleeding, Head Bumps, Breaks and more…
All attendees will receive a Mini First Aid booklet and certificate of attendance which counts towards CPD points (Continuing Professional Development)
No babysitter? No problem! Pre crawling babies are welcome. 😊
For more information and to book please click on the following link: or Scan the QR code
https://watford.minifirstaid.co.uk/.../classes-for...

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Parents and carers of London and the South, we are coming to the The Baby & Toddler Show in a few weeks and we have FREE and DISCOUNTED tickets to give away!

Come and see us at Sandown Park from 5th-7th April, along with our friends from Priority Protection who are sponsoring us for these events and have provided a brilliant prize for a giveaway that you can only enter if you come and visit our stand!

Our expert team are giving talks on the main stage on 'Managing Fevers & Febrile Seizures in Babies' and 'Meningitis & Sepsis Awareness', and you can watch first aid demonstrations and ask all of your baby & toddler first aid questions at our stand.

Sound good?

Then don't delay, get your tickets now and use the codes below at checkout - free tickets are limited, once they are gone they are gone, so be quick!

www.babyandtoddlershow.co.uk/book-tickets/

FREE pair of tickets, use code: SPFA24

40% off ticket price: FIRST24

We can't wait to see you there!

p.s We will also be at Baby & Toddler Shows across the UK later in the year so if you are in or around Glasgow, Manchester or Birmingham, keep your eyes on our socials!