Mini First Aid Merseyside

05/10/2025

If you have a child under five years old, you need to be aware of meningitis and septicaemia, because children in this age group are more at risk than older children and adults.

In young children, the first symptoms of meningitis are usually fever, vomiting, headache and feeling unwell. Limb pain, pale skin, and cold hands and feet often appear earlier than a rash, neck stiffness and dislike of bright lights and confusion.

Please don't take any chances, seek medical help if you are worried about your child.

Check out all the resources on this World Meningitis Day at Meningitis Research Foundation

30/09/2025

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30/09/2025

Such polite and friendly children at St Marks Pre School invited myself and Ted today to learn all about sensible eating. We learnt how to keep ourselves and our friends safe. We very much enjoyed our song and storytime with you children and hope you enjoyed the rest of your day with your teachers 💚

24/09/2025

Woohoo! We are delighted to have been shortlisted in not one but two categories in this year's Mother&Baby Awards. Our award-winning first aid kit has been shortlisted for Best Travel Product under £30, and our baby & child first aid class is also shortlisted in the Best Pregnancy Product category 🎉

These awards mean a great deal to us at Mini First Aid as the products are tried and tested by you, the parents!

Thank you, Asda and Mother&Baby 💚

24/09/2025

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children.

Find out more ➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/paracetamol-for-adults/pregnancy-breastfeeding-and-fertility-while-taking-paracetamol-for-adults/

18/09/2025

If you're a fan of podcasts, you've probably found our Family Health Podcast on Spotify or Apple or wherever you like to listen, but if you're more of a visual person, you can find all of our podcast conversations over on our YouTube channel!

Over 5 series, we have covered topics that really matter to you as parents and carers, with the help of experts and parents with lived experience.

We have chatted about sepsis, bronchiolitis, parental overwhelm, children's anxiety, fussy eating, head injuries, chickenpox, meningitis and much, much more!

Come and find us over on YouTube: https://youtube.com/?si=U73l5DbjE1wwj9yH

13/09/2025

13/09/2025

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. Tomorrow is World Sepsis Day - a chance to learn more or refresh your knowledge about this condition and how it presents in adults and in children.

Swipe through for more info and SAVE this post to refer back to.

07/09/2025

Hand, foot & mouth disease (NOT to be confused with foot & mouth disease!) gets its name from the distinctive rash that appears in the mouth and on the hands and feet.

As with many rashes in babies and children, it can be a real worry for parents, but hand, foot & mouth is a common viral infection and usually clears up by itself within a week to ten days.

Scroll for all the NHS information and guidance about hand, foot & mouth.

And please share in the comments if your little one has had hand, foot & mouth and any tips on how you helped them with symptoms 👇 💚

Thanks to the NHS website and to (Instagram) for the images of hand, foot & mouth on black and brown skin.

07/09/2025

Thank you to all those who have come by our Mini First Aid stand at Manchester Baby Show this weekend! Amazing to meet so many new & expectant parents, friends and family! Remember to scan your QR codes on the bottom of your leaflet to enter your postcode and find your local class, alternatively head to www.minifirstaid.co.uk to do the same!
Good luck to all those who entered our amazing competition with Things Happen!
Hope to see you in a class soon 💚