First Aid Cymru

30/09/2025

Wasn’t it just 2 minutes ago that we were posting the summer safety tips?! These stats aren’t here to scare you, they’re here to remind you that alongside all the spooky fun, Halloween can be a dangerous night for families.

🎃 Take precautions, be safe on the roads and don’t let your children start on their Trick or Treat haul until you’ve checked it over (and maybe nabbed a few as parent tax?).

Swipe through the slides for some handy tips on how you can keep your child safe this spooky season. 👻 🧙

17/09/2025

Did you know popcorn is a really risky food for young children? 🍿 As delicious and easy a snack as it is, the size and shape of popcorn means it can lodge in the airway, and its lightweight nature poses an aspiration risk too - meaning it can be inhaled into the lungs. 🫁

I’m Daniela, a senior paediatric nurse and trained teacher. You can book a 2-hour class with me to learn lifesaving skills that are invaluable as a parent, grandparent or carer of babies and children. 👶🏻

Book here: www.firstaidcymru.co.uk in the ‘For Parents’ section! 🚑

14/09/2025

Did you know about the ‘NEVER foods’ for children under 5? 🚫
These are the foods that should never be given to a small child because there’s no way to mitigate their risk.

Scroll ➡️ to find out more.

Book Cardiff parent first aid here: www.firstaidcymru.co.uk

12/09/2025

Hi, I’m Daniela. 👋
With so many new followers it’s about time that I re-introduce myself!

💚 First and foremost, I’m Mummy to my wonderful 2-year old daughter. Her dad and I have been married for 3 years (together for 10!), and we live in Cardiff.

💚 The soundtrack to my life is invariably Taylor Swift. Midnights tops the albums for me because it was new & all I listened to when I was pregnant with my daughter. 👶🏻

💚 I’ve got 10 years of NHS experience, with much of that as a specialist Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse. I was promoted to a Senior Nurse 3 years in, and I adore those little babies. Tiny superheroes! I recently saw an ex-patient of mine who is now 8, and it warms my heart to see them do so well.

💚 I’d always had a passion for teaching, so had woven it in wherever I could. After a health scare, I realised that if you love 2 jobs…why not do both? 🤩 I undertook my PGCE with a specialism in Maths, and becoming both a nurse & a teacher was the best thing I ever did. I am proud to be teaching my daughter that you can be whatever you want to be, no limitations ⭐️

💚 First Aid Cymru was born from 3 things:
👉 My love of saving lives
👉 My love of teaching
👉 But mostly, my love for my daughter. I had to save her life in our hallway at 8 months old, and I have made it my mission to teach as many people as possible how to do the same.

💚 I don’t just teach Baby & Child First Aid! First Aid Cymru is accredited by the FAIB to provide professional certification for first aid training, and I am always travelling around Cardiff to different businesses, offices and clinics to run courses. I teach everyone, from sports coaches to surgeons! ⭐️

💚 My classes are baby-friendly. However you feed, however they sleep, however you wean, you are ALWAYS welcome at my classes.

I’d love to meet you at a class soon, and teach you how to save a child’s life. It’s a skill you hope you’ll never have to use, but might, like me, be always grateful you had. ❤️

02/09/2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you want to know why you should book a Baby & Child First Aid course, all you need to do is look at Google reviews. It’s just me, no other trainers, so all comments are from real people who I have directly taught. Looking at them makes me all emotional 🥹💚

Other than our list of wonderful 5 ⭐️ reviews, why else should you book a Baby & Child First Aid course with ?

🚨 81% of parents don’t have adequate first aid skills
🚨 Accidents and emergencies can happen to anyone, at any time. It happened to my daughter, and I’m a safety-mad paediatric nurse.
🚨 Child drowning deaths have DOUBLED in the U.K. in the last 5 years.
🚨 Out of hospital cardiac arrest survival rates in Wales are around 4.6% but, with effective first aid skills, survival can increase by 70%.
🚨 Kids are more prone to head injuries as they are top-heavy and fall head first.
🚨 Burns are more severe for children and babies, as their skin is thinner than ours.
🚨 20-30% of trampoline injuries require surgery.

🚑 I can teach you how to mitigate some of these sobering stats. I can show you how to reduce risk, and deal with emergencies if they were to happen.

🚑 £25 for 2 hours in a small group with an experienced paediatric nurse, you’re getting a really tailored class. In the words of parent from last week “the best £25 we ever spent”. 💚

You can book a class in my bio, with some availability still left this month! Don’t delay it, you never know when you’re going to need it.

20/08/2025

At my Baby & Child First Aid parent classes & when training businesses, I always ask people to do this one thing that could save their life.

1️⃣ Text ‘Register’ to 999 (it feels illegal - it’s not!)
2️⃣ Reply to their follow-up text
3️⃣ Rest assured knowing your phone number is registered for EmergencySMS! This means you can text 999 if there is an emergency and you are unable to speak.

Why might you need to text 999?
🚨 Minimal phone service
🚨 Deaf or hard of hearing
🚨 Non-verbal
🚨 Domestic abuse
🚨 Choking alone
🚨 Kidnapping
🚨 Concerts & nightclubs

🚑 If you needed to use it, tell them who you need, what’s happened, and where you are. 🚑

You must only use this service if you are unable to make a phone call.

You can book parent first aid classes here:
www.bookwhen.com/rub-a-bub

Or business courses by emailing firstaidcymru@gmail.com

05/08/2025

Did you know you can text 999 if you’re unable to talk? Here’s why and how:
🚨 Minimal phone service
🚨 Deaf or hard of hearing
🚨 Non-verbal
🚨 Domestic abuse
🚨 Choking alone
🚨 Kidnapping
🚨 Concerts & nightclubs

1️⃣ Text ‘Register’ to 999 (it feels illegal - it’s not!)
2️⃣ Reply to their follow-up text
3️⃣ Rest assured knowing your phone number is registered for EmergencySMS!

🚑 If you needed to use it, tell them who you need, what’s happened, and where you are. 🚑

You must only use this service if you are unable to make a phone call.

You can book parent first aid classes here:
www.bookwhen.com/rub-a-bub

Or business courses by emailing firstaidcymru@gmail.com

28/07/2025

In warm weather, it’s really tempting to reach for a refreshing icy drink to cool your kids down. But take a moment to check for the below before handing them a slushie! 🥤 ☀️

Information from: Food Standards Scotland

01/07/2025

Goodness me, it is warm! ☀️ It’s definitely time for some summer safety tips. Make sure you know how to keep your child safe!

28/06/2025

As difficult as it is, if telling Thea’s story encourages parents to learn first aid then every retelling is worth it. 💚

Mum describes horror of finding baby laying silently lying in pram, wide awake, moments from death https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/mum-describes-horror-finding-baby-31944086

18/06/2025

Yesterday I received a thank you voice note, and wow. It was one of those moments that reminded me why every hour put in teaching and 1am admin catch up is so very worth it. Those of you who know my story will know why this is such an important moment for me. This is the point. This is why I do this.

A new mum & dad of a 6 week old baby attended Baby & Child First Aid with me a week and a half ago. This lovely mum sent me a voice note, explaining that they were taking their newborn daughter, R, to A&E, and had just had to use the skills they learnt in my class. Their little baby had been poorly and woke up crying, but the crying quickly stopped and turned to significant difficulty breathing. R’s absolute superhero dad recognised the signs of choking and immediately started treatment. This sent big lump of thick mucus flying out of R’s mouth. It had been obstructing her airway, stopping her from breathing.
R’s dad quite possibly saved her life yesterday.

These parents then made the sensible decision to get their little baby checked out at the hospital, but reassured me that she was back to her happy, smiling self as if it had never happened! 💚

Many of you will be aware that this exact scenario happened to my daughter when she was 8 months old. She choked on phlegm. It was terrifying, and watching my baby turn blue was horrific. I saved her life, which is something it took me a while to understand.
First aid training is never going to be something you will regret, but it is something that you may end up forever grateful for. I know I am! 🚑 👶🏻

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04/06/2025

👶🏻 It’s Child Safety Week 2025!🧒🏾
🔴 10% off code: KEEPMESAFE 🔴

Did you know that most serious accidents to under 5s happen at home? Make sure you know how to help your little one when they need it most, and take a 2-hour baby & child first aid class with a Registered Paediatric Nurse, currently 10% off for this week only 🚑
Suitable for expectant parents/grandparents/parents of any age children, and you can bring your child along!
Book here: www.bookwhen.com/rub-a-bub