Mini First Aid Exeter & South Devon

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.

Well done to Yr3 and Yr4 at Rydon Primary School this week. They learnt some very important life saving skills and were absolute ⛑️ superstars!!
Thankyou for having me 💚

Endorsed by Dragons! Our gorgeous hot & cold gel pack Teddy is ready for your summer of bumps, bruises, headaches and sunburn. A truly versatile little Teddy, he will heat up to soothe muscle strains and cool down to help soothe sunburn and ease the pain and swelling of bumps and bruises.

Teddy fits nicely in your first aid kit, and we recommend keeping one in your fridge at home too so you are always prepared.

Teddy costs just £4.99 on our website, or pick him up as part of a value bundle for your summer hols.

Thank you to Sara Davies for modelling Teddy for us! 🫶

A great ‘Sit Chop Chew’ session about safe eating and choking with the children at HDC Kingsteignton earlier in the week ⛑️

Amazing news 💚

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This is why the lovely Kate Ball, our founder, set up Mini First Aid. An unimaginable family tragedy, which has led to at least half a million adults and children learning vital life saving first aid skills ⛑️

☀️It's June, where has the sun gone?

💚Our Baby & Child First Aid Classes are specifically designed for parents, grandparents, carers of babies and children from birth to 18years.

🤰Just 2 hours long, you can also bring your little one, the topics covered include:-

💚CPR, Choking, Burns, Breaks, Bleeding, Head Bumps, Febrile Seizures and Meningitis Awareness.

🥰At just £30pp, this is a class not to be missed, giving you, as the carer, the knowledge you need to empower you to deal both with every day scrapes and bumps and more serious injuries and emergencies, should the need arise.

June classes:-

🚑Wed 10th June The Baby Room Exeter 7pm -9pm
💚Fri 12th June The Mothership Family Hub 12.30pm-2.30pm
🤩Sun 14th June The Baby Room Exeter 11am-1pm
🧑‍⚕️Wed 17th June Peekaboo Childcare Torquay Limited 7pm-9pm
🩺Sat 20th June Caru Torquay 11am-1pm
❤️‍🩹Sat 27th June The Baby Room Exeter 1pm-3pm

You know the score, please book your spaces in class here https://www.devon.minifirstaid.co.uk