Daisy First Aid South Edinburgh

29/07/2025

🌼 Do you want to work flexible hours that work around family life?

🌼 Would you like to be part of a supportive team of like-minded people?

🌼 Would you like to earn good money whilst being able to do every school drop off and see every nativity play?

🙌 If you'd like to know more drop us a DM with the word YES

💙 Our next franchisee training is in September - we'd love to see you there!

01/07/2025

Expecting a little one this July? 👶🏻

♥️ Their birthstone is the radiant ruby (possible name inspo?), and their birth flowers are the delicate larkspur and the serene water lily.

🦁 They’ll be either a caring Cancer or a bold Leo, depending on when they arrive.

✅ TAG a parent-to-be who's expecting their July baby!

23/06/2025

Here’s why:

If you're ever in a car accident DO NOT remove your baby or young child from their car seat unless staying in the vehicle poses a greater danger (like fire or flooding) or if your child requires CPR.

Car seats are designed to protect little ones but the impact of a car accident could cause internal injuries for little bodies so it’s best to leave them where they are until paramedics can assess them for. Moving your child too soon could accidentally make an unseen injury worse.

Even if your baby seems fine, let professionals do the checks.

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07/06/2025

🙌🙌🙌👌👌👏👏❤️❤️❤️ amazing

25/04/2025

23/04/2025

❓Are you due to have a baby soon?
❓Have you recently had a baby?
❓Are you starting your baby on solids soon?
❓Are you a grandparent helping out with childcare?

In our fun, friendly and relaxed 2-hour baby & child first aid classes we'll teach you...

✅ CPR - baby, child & adult
✅ Recovery positions - baby, child & adult
✅ Choking - baby, child & adult
✅ Meningitis
✅ Anaphylaxis
✅ Burns
✅ Head injuries
✅ Febrile seizures
✅ Poisons
✅ Bleeding
✅ Shock

I am running private classes in the comfort of your own home with friends and family.

If you have any questions or would like to book please contact sharon@daisyfirstaid.com

It’s better to know it and not need it than to need it and not know it!!!!

20/04/2025

⚠️ ATTENTION PARENTS OF UNDER 5s ⚠️

‼️ Small chocolate eggs similar to the ones pictured should NOT be given to children under 5 years as they pose a serious risk of choking.

🙏 Please keep them away from little ones (we recommend eating them yourself! 😋)

16/04/2025

‼️ Magnet Warning ‼️

A mum has shared this X-Ray in a Facebook post to help raise awareness of the dangers of magnets.

She received a phone call from her child’s school to tell her she needed to take her child to hospital because she was experiencing abdominal pain.

Thanks to a widely shared Tik Tok trend, the child and her friend thought it would be cool to make it look like they had a tongue piercing.

Her daughter put a magnet on the top and the bottom of her tongue to see what it would look like. Her friend asked her to lift her tongue up to see the underneath and she accidentally swallowed them.

Why is swallowing magnets so dangerous?

Swallowing magnets can be extremely dangerous because they can attract each other through the walls of the intestines.

If multiple magnets get stuck in different parts of the intestines or bowels, they can pinch together, causing serious damage like perforations or blockages. It's really scary because this can lead to very serious complications if it isn’t dealt with quickly.

That's why if a child swallows any magnets, it's vital to get medical help fast.

Lots of toys for young children contain magnets so it’s important to only buy from reputable, trusted brands that have undergone UK safety testing standards. Look for the UKCA or CE mark.

Thankfully the child in question recovered without requiring surgery or the magnets causing any damage internally as they stayed together but it could have been a very different story.

Thank you so much to this mum (who wished to remain anonymous) for sharing their story and image with us to help warn other parents.

22/03/2025

💙 Your baby chokes - what do you do?

💙 Your toddler bangs their head on the coffee table - what do you do?

💙 You 6 year old spills a hot drink from the counter on their hand - what do you do?

💙 Your teenager has a newly onset headache and bright light hurts their eyes - what do you do?

💙 Your spouse collapses and isn’t breathing - what do you do?

🙏 These statements are not said to scare you, but to prompt you. Book a Daisy First Aid class today and you will learn how to deal with these and so much more!

We are offering private home classes with a minimum of 4 people.

For more information or to book please contact sharon@daisyfirstaid.com

10/03/2025

🤒A normal temperature in babies and children is about 36.4C, but this can vary slightly. A fever is usually considered to be a temperature of 38C or above.

➡Your baby may have a high temperature if they:

- feel hotter than usual to touch on their forehead, back or stomach
- feel sweaty or clammy
- have flushed cheeks

💙If you think your baby has a temperature, it's best to check with a thermometer.

‼ Ideally, you need a digital under arm thermometer to get a fast, accurate reading. You can buy these online or from pharmacies and most large supermarkets.

➡To take your child's temperature:

- Hold them comfortably on your knee and put the thermometer in their armpit – always use the thermometer in the armpit with children under 5 years to get the most accurate reading.
- Gently, but firmly, hold their arm against their body to keep the thermometer in place for however long it says in the manufacturer's instructions – usually about 15 seconds.
- The display on the thermometer will then show your child's temperature.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully, you should get an accurate reading.

💙There are a few things that can slightly alter the reading – if your child has been:

- wrapped up tightly in a blanket
- in a very warm room
- very active
- cuddling a hot water bottle
- wearing a lot of clothes
- having a bath

🙏If so, allow them to cool down for a few minutes, but do not let them get cold or shivery, then take their temperature again to see if there's any change.

[Source: NHS]

08/03/2025

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March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. The symptoms of ovarian cancer can be very vague, particularly when the disease is in its early stages.

Ovarian cancer is when abnormal cells in the o***y begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. They eventually form a growth (tumour). If not caught early, cancer cells gradually grow into the surrounding tissues. And may spread to other areas of the body.

You should arrange to see your doctor if you have any of these signs and symptoms:
- feeling full quickly
- loss of appetite
- pain in your tummy (abdomen) or lower part of your abdomen that doesn't go away
- bloating or an increase in the size of your abdomen
- needing to wee more often

You may also have these other symptoms:
- tiredness that is unexplained
- weight loss that is unexplained
- changes in your bowel habit or symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, especially if this starts after the age of 50

These are all symptoms of other less serious conditions but if you have them or anything else that is not normal for you get them checked out by your doctor.

SAVE this post so you can refer back to it and please share to help raise awareness.

Info from Cancer Research UK