Mini First Aid Milton Keynes & Northampton

49% of UK accidental drownings occur between May and August. Are you confident your child would know what to do if they fell into water or how to stay safe when playing near water?

Scroll through for some sobering statistics and facts about child drowning from

Drowning is largely preventable. Please take care to supervise small children at all times when in or near water and educate your teenagers about the dangers of swimming in rivers, lakes and estuaries.

Here are a few simple precautions and tips for water safety this summer ☀️💦

Two spaces have become available on Saturdays Class in John Lewis, Central Miton Keynes.
Book onto the class & come along to learn First Aid from birth to 18 years old.
Recent reviews have highlighted:
💚Classes are relaxed & friendly.
💚Small Class numbers for comfort.
💚Pre crawling Babies are welcome.
💚Non judgemental atmosphere

Childhood Diabetes 👇

We’re lucky to be joined by two incredible experts for this blog: Michelle Dady, a former Mini First Aid trainer and paediatric diabetes specialist nurse, and Jackie Higgins, Senior Clinical Advisor and Youth Educator at Diabetes UK .

Jackie also worked as a Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse in the NHS for many years before joining Diabetes UK. Together, they’ve helped lots of families navigate diabetes with confidence.

So, pop the kettle on and let’s dive in...

Understanding childhood diabetes: what every parent needs to know At Mini First Aid, where we’re all about bringing you trusted health advice in a friendly, no-fuss way. It's World Diabetes Day on 14th...

💚 Do you want to feel confident handling first aid emergencies involving your little ones?

✔️Our award-winning classes are held in small groups to ensure a relaxed and friendly environment.
✔️Pre-crawling babies are welcome to attend with you.

Spaces are limited.

To browse upcoming classes or book your place, please visit:

🔗https://www.mk.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/classes-for-parents-carers

The most common symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children are:

🚽 Toilet: Going to the toilet a lot to pass urine, bed wetting by a previously dry child or heavier nappies in babies. Getting up in the night to go to the toilet.
💦 Thirsty: Being really thirsty and not being able to quench the thirst. Your child may ask for a drink more often, finish drinks very quickly or you may notice they generally drink more.
💤 Tired: Feeling more tired than usual. Having less energy than normal, not playing as often, less energy for sports
🪞 Thinner: Losing weight or looking thinner than usual.

If your child has any of the signs or symptoms of diabetes, you should take them straight to the doctor and ask for a blood glucose test.

For more information, check out our blog, link in the comments.

Cow parsley is a common plant in the UK, we are seeing it everywhere at the moment, but did you know that there is a similar, related plant, called Giant Hogweed, which is toxic and can cause severe skin blisters*, burns and even blindness?

Toxic components in the sap of leaves, stems, roots, flowers and seeds of Giant Hogweed can be transferred to the skin by touch, and they make skin super sensitive to sunlight, which can then cause rashes, burns and severe blistering.

NHS guidance is to wash the area of skin with soap and water as quickly as possible, keep it covered and seek medical advice.

If a burn appears, treat it as you would any skin burn:

• Stop the burn process as soon as possible.
• Cool the skin with cool running water for 20 minutes
• Cover the burn with cling film.
• Treat the pain from a burn with paracetamol or ibuprofen.

Please see your GP or call 111 if symptoms are severe or persistent.

Swipe the slides to see how to identify Giant Hogweed - if in doubt, do not touch and please contact the council if the plant is on council-owned land.

*Please note, we have not been able to source an image of how skin blisters due to hogweed would look on black or brown skin - if this has happened to you and you would like to share the image to help others understand how this presents, please DM us 💚

Front Slide Image credits:
Blister image: Dragan Marjanovic, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Hogweed Image: This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

When it comes to our little ones, knowing what to do before help arrives can make all the difference.

That’s where our Baby & Child first aid classes come in. Our classes are friendly, relaxed & practical & you have the opportunity for hands-on practice of techniques and skills you might need in the event of an emergency.
You will leave feeling confident and empowered!

💚 Suitable from pregnancy onwards (pre-crawling babies welcome to attend!)
💚 Covers first aid from birth to 18 years old
💚 Designed for parents, grandparents, carers, and anyone looking after children.

To book onto a class:

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

This week, we’re supporting the Child Accident Prevention Trust campaign to help children lead active, healthy lives, safe from serious injury.

Child Safety Week is all about promoting accident prevention. Empowering families to make simple changes without feeling overwhelmed. We do this by sharing the really practical, simple things we can all do to keep children safe, and we'll be sharing information and tips this week across our socials.

You can download Child Accident Prevention Trust Parent’s Pack for bite-sized facts and safety tips on the main accident risks to children, you can find the link to this in the comments or head to their website or social media for all the details 💚