Mini First Aid Gloucestershire

07/10/2026

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We love that people are learning life-saving skills across the UK with Mini First Aid, but what we love even more is that they are having fun doing it, they are getting practical, hands-on experience and they leave feeling confident.
Don’t just take 2,500 people’s words for it - come and experience a Mini First Aid class for yourself!
Head to the classes page on our website Gloucestershire.minifirstaid.co.uk

05/10/2026

Meningitis and sepsis can kill in hours, so it’s critical to know the symptoms so you can act fast.

If your child is unwell with ANY of these symptoms, go to a hospital or call for an ambulance immediately:

❗️Over 38°C in babies under three months
❗️Has a temperature and feels abnormally cold to touch/very cold hands and feet
❗️Very fast breathing, finding it much harder to breathe than normal, or noticeable pauses in breathing
❗️ Grunting and/or noises with every breath
❗️Very lethargic / difficult to wake / not responding
❗️ Fitting / convulsion / seizures
❗️Weak, high-pitched or continuous crying in a younger child
❗️Confusion or unusually irritable
❗️Soft spot on a baby’s head is bulging
❗️Stiff neck, especially when trying to look up and down
❗️Unusually sleepy, stiff or floppy baby
❗️Pale, blotchy or mottled skin - this may be harder to see on brown or black skin
❗️A rash that does not fade when pressed with a glass - the rash can be harder to see on brown or black skin. Check paler areas, such as the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, roof of the mouth, tummy, whites of the eyes or the inside of the eyelids.
❗️Not had a wee or wet nappy for 12 hours or more
❗️Very thirsty and not able to keep fluids down
❗️Bloody or black ‘coffee ground’ sick

Some of these high-risk symptoms are not typical signs of meningitis or septicaemia (sepsis) but are still signs of severe illness, so, if your child is unwell and has any of these symptoms, get urgent medical help.

Source: Meningitis Research Foundation

01/10/2026

24/09/2026

The joy of becoming a Mini First Aid superstar! Kids love to learn how to help others, which makes our Early Years and Kids classes such a pleasure to teach.

Mini First Aid Early Years classes are for children aged 3-6 and work with the Early Years & Key Stage 1 Curriculum. Children learn about what happens to their bodies if they are hurt and how they would be treated by a grown-up.

Mini First Aid Kids is designed for children aged 7-11 and teaches how to treat bumps, burns, breaks and bleeding, carry out CPR and deal with choking. The class is practical, lots of fun and involves lots of activities for the children to enjoy and is a favourite with schools and voluntary groups, the class can also be organised for private groups.

Find out more on our website and chat with your school or community group about Mini First Aid classes for kids 💚

22/09/2026

Some foods need a little extra thought before they’re offered to babies and young children.

While many of these foods aren’t off limits forever, they can pose a choking risk if they’re not prepared appropriately. Others, like honey, should be avoided altogether before your baby’s first birthday because of the risk of infant botulism.

Foods to take extra care with include:

• Honey (avoid under 12 months)
• Popcorn
• Whole nuts
• Marshmallows
• Sausages and hot dogs
• Hard boiled sweets
• Grapes
• Whole cherry tomatoes
• Raw hard fruit and vegetables

Simple changes, such as cutting grapes, hot dogs and cherry tomatoes lengthways or into quarters, grating or cooking hard fruit and vegetables, and avoiding foods that are round, hard or potentially sticky (marshmallows), can make mealtimes much safer.

No matter how careful we are, choking can still happen. That’s why knowing what to do in an emergency is one of the most important skills any parent, grandparent or carer can learn.

Our award-winning Baby & Child First Aid classes and baby safety classes cover choking prevention, safe weaning, how to recognise the signs of choking and exactly what to do if a baby or child is choking, giving you the confidence to act quickly if you ever need to.

Find your local class and book today at Gloucestershire.minifirstaid.co.uk

19/09/2026

16/09/2026

If your child started choking at lunchtime today, would you know what to do?

If they had a febrile seizure tomorrow, could you recognise it?

If you found a rash that didn’t fade under a glass, would you panic or take action?

Our Baby & Child first aid class prepares you for all of this and more, including CPR, head bumps, bleeds and sepsis awareness.

Give yourself the tools to stay calm in a crisis 💚

Book now Gloucestershire.minifirstaid.co.uk

15/09/2026

Why would you hesitate when it comes to giving CPR?
You might assume that you would naturally jump in and help if you thought someone needed CPR but there are several reasons why people are often reluctant.
💚 They don’t know what to do. This is a biggie, and a reason that we are passionate about changing through teaching first aid techniques!
💚 They misinterpret breathing. When someone is in cardiac arrest and needs CPR, they will be unconscious and not breathing, but there is something known as ‘agonal breathing’ which is a brainstem reflex, a dying gasp if you like, that signals cardiac arrest rather than survival. Research shows this can be misinterpreted as the patient breathing and can cause critical delays in CPR initiation.
💚 They are scared they will do it wrong or hurt the person. You may not get the perfect technique, you may break ribs, but in this emergency situation, doing something is ALWAYS better than doing nothing.
💚 They are worried about touching another person on the chest. This is particularly the case if the patient is a woman, which is why only 68% of women are likely to receive CPR from bystanders compared with 73% of men.
💚 The ‘Bystander Effect’ means that people are less likely to help a person in distress when other people are present. The more witnesses there are to an emergency or crime, the less likely any single person is to step in and offer aid, with everyone looking to others and seeing how they respond.
Would any of these reasons make you reluctant to step in if you saw someone in cardiac arrest?

13/09/2026

Sepsis can affect anyone of any age, but it’s often treatable if caught quickly, so knowing the signs and symptoms and causes is so important.

We know that awareness saves lives. World Sepsis Day falls this weekend. This is your reminder to learn more or refresh your knowledge about this condition and how it presents in adults and in children.

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