AG First Aid Training

🔥 Ooooh OUCH! 🔥 WHAT TYPE OF BURN IS THIS? A burn that is commonly caused by exposure to the 🌞
With heatwave number 5 upon us over the next few days, plenty of us will be heading out to enjoy the outdoors.

Quite often the feet are the area forgotten about when needing to apply the sun cream for protection.

The skin over the feet is extremely delicate. A thin layer so this burn will be painful and very sore.

How do we treat burns? Unfortunately with severe sunburn, which can often become apparent much later in the day and usually within a few hours of exposure, the damage is inevitable.

Initial treatment of burns is to cool the burnt area under cold running water for a minimum of 20 minutes ( this may well be sore and painful ) but still advised and worth doing to help minimise the risk of scaring. Where blistering occurs, seek medical treatment. Do not burst any blisters. There is a risk of infection with blistered burns if popped, so applying a suitable burns dressing would be important and one that will not stick to the burn.

First aiders are not permitted to suggest over the counter products for the treatment of burns but what we can suggest is to seek medical advice for treatment of severe burns and always if a burn is like this and more 1% of the body area (that's about the size of the palm of your hand including fingers)

⚠️ DO NOT put creams or lotions or the old wives tale which is putting butter on a burn ⚠️

For more information on first aid treatment of burns and practical skills training contact us and join us on one of our first aid courses.

🔷️ WE FEEL SO PROUD when people come away from learning with AG First Aid Training, feeling more knowledgeable and confident and with the learning and first aid skills that they can apply to do something rather than nothing in a medical emergency.

This is what first aid is about.... CONFIDENCE BOOSTING! Not...expecting first aiders to take on more knowledge or skills over and above first aid.

👍🏻It's FIRST AID that aids the emergency services to be able to do more for the casualty when they get there.
👍🏻It's FIRST AID that can make the difference between life or death!
👍🏻It's FIRST AID that is simple and easy to learn!

This is what AG First Aid Training is about! First Aid saves lives. The more people who learn, then more lives can be saved. Book you're course with us for the Autumn to ensure you are workplace compliant.

www.agfirstaidtraining.co.uk
[email protected]
07795 680 733

🔷️ CPD UPDATE and TRAINING TODAY ✅️ YES! Continual Professional Development, keeping up to date and accessing our own 3 year certification is a requirement and instructors responsibility. Ensuring our knowledge and understanding is the most up to date in the courses we deliver and teach to our clients and of the requirements for the roles in which we work. To ensure the quality of teaching and practices, It matters!!

I'm completing the Blended First Aid at Work Re-Qualifucation ( RQF) today with 6 hours of online video e-learning for part one and then later in the week, a full day for the practical training and assessment. Completing the training with our awarding body ProTrainings Europe Ltd
means that we also get to support fellow training centres too, learning from one another and sharing good practice. There is always something NEW to learn in First Aid 👍🏻

🦻🦟 SO I'VE HEARD SOME VERY STRANGE ideas for dealing with mosquito bites. Have you? Come on... drop them here...all the myths! 👇
Rubbing banana skin on the bite 🍌🤷‍♀️
The hot spoon treatment 😲🤦‍♀️

Slapping a mosquito bite or scratching it raw only spreads the bug saliva further into your skin, forcing your immune system to release more itchy chemicals to fight it.

When a mosquito bites you, it injects a specific liquid protein into your skin to stop your blood from clotting. Your body recognizes this bug protein as a foreign invader and floods the area with histamine, which causes the severe, localized itching and swelling.

Some people are mosquito magnets before they even step outside. Blood type may quietly tilt the odds too. But the insect is not reading your medical chart.

Only female mosquitoes bite, because they need nutrients from blood to develop their eggs. So that maddening preference is less fine dining and more reproductive logistics.

Your blood type may affect the guest list, but your scent is still opening the door.

🦟 DON’T IGNORE THE SKIN MARK!
Not every itchy or swollen spot on the skin is the same.
🦟 Mosquito bites commonly cause an itchy raised bump.

⚠️ But remember: skin reactions can look similar, and the appearance alone cannot always tell you exactly what caused the bite.
If there is severe swelling, difficulty breathing, spreading redness, fever, severe pain, or a worsening wound, seek medical attention promptly.

Note: This information is for discussion exploring.

‼️ TRIGGER WARNING ‼️ Take a swipe on Insta or view in the comments on Facebook.

First response wound care. What is the wound? How would you treat this wound? ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🔷️ A LITTLE REMINDER! What about the one in school? Is it still in date? Will it go out of date by the return to school? Even though schools will now need to supply AAI's it is still possible that you can supply the school directly with the prescribed EpiPen. Ensure conversation with the school and the care plan that must be in place.

🔷️ TOO MANY PEOPLE FREEZE in an emergency because they’re afraid of doing the wrong thing. And when it comes to women needing CPR, that hesitation can literally become the difference between life and death.

At AG First Aid Training we use female CPR manikins specifically designed to train people how to respond properly to women in cardiac emergencies. The goal is simple: remove the discomfort, confusion, hesitation and embarrassment that too many bystanders feel when a woman collapses and needs immediate help.

Here’s what stands out:

• Research from St John Ambulance found that one-third of British people were afraid to give CPR to a woman because they worried about touching breasts

New training includes teaching people how to properly place defibrillator pads on women and how to remove bras quickly during an emergency

This may all sound like common sense, but it’s something we still need to teach people directly.

Feeling uncomfortable about removing a bra should never be a barrier to saving someone's life. And honestly, that should not even be controversial.

For years, CPR training has mostly used male-shaped manikins. That may seem like a small detail until you realize real-world hesitation has consequences. If people aren’t confident practicing emergency care on women, then women are automatically at a disadvantage during cardiac arrest situations.

🔷️⚠️🔷️ THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has published its new statutory guidance on allergy safety in schools - a landmark step forward for protecting children and adults with allergies.

From the September 2026/27 academic year, schools in England will be expected to:

✅ Have a whole-school allergy policy
✅ Provide allergy awareness training for ALL staff
✅ Stock spare adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) for emergency use for any child or adult experiencing symptoms of anaphylaxis
✅ Put Individual Healthcare Plans (IHPs) in place for pupils with allergies

We're ready to help schools meet these new responsibilities. Our ANAPHYLAXIS TRAINING of includes online and face-to-face training for school staff, downloadable resources including a template allergy policy, and guidance on sourcing spare adrenaline auto-injector kits.

Benedict’s Law now requires all schools to keep spare Adrenaline Auto Injectors (EpiPen is a brand) and for all staff to be trained in allergy awareness. This was a voluntary opt-in for schools.

On the 6th July,, the Department for Education has launched the statutory guidance on Supporting Children with Medical Conditions and Allergy. It delivers the core elements of Benedict’s Law and requires all schools to have: spare allergy pens in schools, allergy training for staff, clear allergy policies and Individual Healthcare Plans.

For more information and to access our training support contact us here:
[email protected]
07795 680 733
www.agfirstaidtraining.co.uk

‼️ INFORMATION!! DID YOU KNOW? ‼️

📢 A new treatment option for younger children at risk of anaphylaxis has been approved by the MHRA.

A lower-dose (1mg) version of EURneffy® nasal adrenaline spray has been approved for children aged 4 years and over who weigh between 15kg and 30kg.

This needle-free option is expected to become available on prescription towards the end of 2026. Until then, children prescribed adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should continue to carry and use them as advised by their healthcare professional.

As with AAIs (EpiPen® & Jext®), anyone prescribed EURneffy® will still need to carry two devices in case a second dose is required.

Read more about what this approval means, who it is for and when it may become available:
https://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/lower-dose-eurneffy-approved-by-mhra/

🔷️ WE WERE BACK WITH OUR CLIENTS at Moore Performance in St Ives today, delivering the second part of our Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3.

Working out what to do in an emergency in small and confined spaces in the workplace. We adapt, we work it out, we have a go and we practice on our sessions.

When we come to your workplace to deliver our training we will use the space you have!!! REAL FIRST AID doesn't happen in a nice big open space in a training room or hall. We apply first aid to your working environment.

[email protected]
07795 680 733
www.agfirstaidtrainjng.co.uk