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Hartley First Aid Training, Llandudno (2026)

20/02/2026

✨ Family First Aid – Save the Baby ✨

Come along to our next laid-back, confidence-building Family First Aid session and bring your non-crawling baby with you 💛

📍 Prov space - Providero Llandudno
🗓 Friday 27th February
⏰ 10:00am – 12:00pm

This relaxed, supportive session is perfect for parents-to-be, new parents, grandparents, and anyone caring for babies and young children.

💬 According to our feedback, this session is brilliant for increasing confidence and competence as a family first aider.

We’ll cover:

✔️ Choking (babies & young children)
✔️ Bleeding & wounds
✔️ Head injuries
✔️ Seizures & febrile convulsions
✔️ Bone breaks, sprains & strains
✔️ Signs & symptoms of meningitis
✔️ What to do if a child is unresponsive
✔️ When to act – and when to get help
✔️ And much more

🕒 We also leave 15 minutes at the end for open Q&A, so no question is too small or silly.

📄 You’ll go home with simple first aid guides and flowcharts to keep building your confidence long after the session ends.

Friendly. Practical. Reassuring.
Because when it comes to your family, confidence saves lives 💙

📩 Message to book your place or for more details

19/02/2026

This series is called First Aid and You

I’ve decided to start doing short interviews with people whose lives have been changed — or saved — by ordinary people who knew a bit of first aid and had the courage to take action.

This isn’t about being perfect or being a medical professional.
It’s about stepping in and making a positive difference when it really matters ❤️

This series is for everyone, but especially for laypeople.
Maybe you’ve never done a first aid course.
Maybe you did one years ago and feel a bit rusty.
Maybe you just want a basic idea of what to do if something happens.

In this situation, the first person to help my sister-in-law wasn’t a doctor or a nurse. Just an ordinary person who knew some first aid and jumped in. Shortly after, two nurses and a police officer arrived, and together they kept her going for around 30 minutes until the ambulance could reach a difficult forest location.

Without those people taking action, she wouldn’t be here today.

We’re lucky to have incredible paramedics, nurses, doctors, police, and firefighters 🚑 but the system is under strain, and they can’t always be there instantly. Sometimes, you are the help until help arrives.

If you’ve been helped, saved, or supported by someone taking action — or you were the person who stepped in — get in touch. Let’s have a short chat and share your story 💬
These stories matter. They save lives.

05/02/2026

FIRST AID FOR MENINGITIS – PARENTS & CARERS

🧠 What is meningitis?
Meningitis is a serious infection causing inflammation of the protective lining of the brain and spinal cord. It can develop very quickly and is a medical emergency. Early recognition and urgent treatment save lives.

👶 Signs & symptoms in babies and young children:
• Fever (or sometimes a low temperature)
• Unusual drowsiness, floppy or difficult to wake
• High-pitched or weak cry
• Refusing feeds or vomiting
• Pale, mottled or blotchy skin
• Cold hands and feet
• Rapid or difficult breathing
• Seizures or fits
• Sensitivity to light
• Stiff neck (often hard to spot in babies)
• Rash that does NOT fade when pressed (this can be a late sign)

🚑 First aid & immediate action:
• Trust your instincts — parents often sense when something is seriously wrong
• Call 999 immediately if meningitis is suspected
• Do not wait for a rash to appear
• Keep the child comfortable (cool if very hot, warm if cold)
• Do not give food or drink if drowsy or vomiting
• If a seizure occurs, protect from injury and note the time
• If unresponsive and not breathing normally, start CPR

💙 Important parent message:
Meningitis can look like flu at first but can worsen rapidly. If you are worried, seek emergency help immediately — delay can be life-threatening.

📊 Reassurance:
Bacterial meningitis is rare (around 1 in 10,000 people per year). Viral meningitis is more common but usually mild, and most children recover fully with no long-term problems.
This guide is not about panic — it’s about awareness and early action.

Visit the link below for your free 1 page first aid for meningitis flow chart.

https://stan.store/Hartleyfirstaidtraining

⚠️ Disclaimer:
This video is for first aid education only and does not replace professional medical advice.

25/01/2026

Huge thank you to everyone who booked courses with Hartley First Aid Training. We’ve loved supporting local businesses and delivering training at times that actually work for you.

One of my absolute favourites this month was the 2-hour Family First Aid at Conway Library — 8 babies, a beautiful bunch of parents, great questions, and coffee ☕👶💬
More dates coming soon for February & March, so keep your eyes peeled.

If you’re a local business, school, or organisation needing Emergency First Aid at Work or First Aid at Work, just get in touch with Hartley Training Limited.

13/01/2026

UK RESUSCITATION COUNCIL GUIDELINE CHANGES!

🚨 BABY CPR - UNRESPONSIVE & NOT BREATHING 🚨

This video shows infant CPR for a baby who is unresponsive and not breathing.

We always start with Dr’s ABC 👇
🔹 D – Danger: Make sure it’s safe
🔹 R – Response (AVPU)
• Alert
• Responds to Voice
• Responds to gentle pressure under the foot
• Unresponsive

If unresponsive 👉 SEND FOR HELP / CALL 999 📞 (put on speaker)

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A – Airway

✔️ Open the airway in a neutral head position
✔️ Remove anything obvious
❌ Do NOT blind finger sweep – you can push objects further in

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B – Breathing

👂 Look, listen, and feel for up to 10 seconds
✔️ Normal breathing = 3–4 effective breaths
❌ Not breathing or gasping = start CPR

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INFANT CPR

🫁 5 rescue breaths
❤️ 30 chest compressions
🫁 2 breaths

🔁 Continue 30:2
⏱️ Rate: 100–120 per minute
📏 Depth: About ⅓ of the chest (≈4cm)

👉 NEW TECHNIQUE
Hands wrapped circularly around the chest,
Both thumbs pressing on the centre of the sternum (between the ni**le line)

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Continue CPR until:

🚑 Ambulance arrives
👩‍⚕️ A medical professional takes over
👶 The baby starts to breathe effectively

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⚠️ Your actions matter. Early CPR saves lives.
If you’re a parent, grandparent, or carer — this is a skill you need.

💙 Follow for clear, confidence-building first aid
📩 DM for Family & Baby First Aid courses

04/01/2026

⚠️ Important to know

Button batteries can cause serious internal burns very quickly.
Your child may look absolutely fine, but this can still be very dangerous.

👉 If you think a button battery has been swallowed — act straight away.

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👀 First things first: How old is your child?

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👶 Under 1 year old (0–12 months)

Please remember:

❌ Do not give honey
❌ Do not make your baby vomit
❌ Do not give food or drink
❌ Do not wait and see

✅ What to do instead
• Call 999 or go straight to A&E
• Calmly tell them:
“My baby may have swallowed a button battery.”

⏱ Acting quickly really matters.

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👧🧒 Over 1 year old

You can help while travelling to hospital:

🍯 Give honey
• 1 teaspoon every 10 minutes
• Up to 6 teaspoons maximum
• Give on the way to hospital

❌ Do not make them vomit
❌ Do not give food or other drinks
❌ Do not delay getting help

📞 Call 999 or go straight to A&E
• Clearly say:
“My child has swallowed a button battery.”

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🏥 What will the hospital do?

You’re in the right place — they deal with this.

✔️ X-ray to find the battery
✔️ Safe removal (often using a small camera called an endoscope)
✔️ Treatment to reduce internal damage

💙 Your child will be looked after.

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⏱ Why acting fast is so important
• Button batteries can start burning tissue within 2 hours
• Serious injury can happen even without symptoms
• Early treatment makes a huge difference

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🌟 Please remember

✔️ Trust your instincts
✔️ Don’t wait for symptoms
✔️ Getting help quickly is the best thing you can do

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📘 Coming soon

A simple digital first aid guide for parents and carers, covering this and other childhood emergencies.

30/12/2025

✨ Family First Aid – Save the Baby ✨

Come along to our next laid-back, confidence-building Family First Aid session and bring your non-crawling baby with you 💛

📍 Conwy Library
🗓 Friday 23rd January
⏰ 10:00am – 12:00pm

This relaxed, supportive session is perfect for parents-to-be, new parents, grandparents, and anyone caring for babies and young children.

We’ll cover:

✔️ Choking (babies & young children)
✔️ Bleeding & wounds
✔️ Head injuries
✔️ Seizures & febrile convulsions
✔️ Bone breaks, sprains & strains
✔️ Signs & symptoms of meningitis
✔️ What to do if a child is unresponsive
✔️ When to act – and when to get help
✔️ And much more

🕒 We also leave 15 minutes at the end for open Q&A, so no question is too small or silly.

📄 You’ll go home with simple first aid guides and flowcharts to keep building your confidence long after the session ends.

Friendly. Practical. Reassuring.
Because when it comes to your family, confidence saves lives 💙

📩 Message to book your place or for more details.

19/12/2025

🎄 CHOKING FIRST AID FOR CHILDREN (1 year+) – CHRISTMAS EDITION 🎄

Quality Street, grapes, nuts, sausages on sticks… Christmas is a brilliant time, but it’s also a high-risk choking period for children.

👉 If your child is gagging, coughing, spluttering, or red in the face
That’s OK. Let them cough.
Coughing is the body doing its job. Don’t interfere.

🚨 If they go silent and blue
That’s a fully blocked airway.
It’s over to you.

What to do (children over 1 year old):

🔹 Get down to their level or support them safely
(3, 4, 5 years old – meet them where they are)

🔹 Lean them forward at about 45°

🔹 Give 5 firm back blows
• Between the shoulder blades
• Check after each one to see if the object comes out

📞 Call 999
• Get someone else to call if possible
• If you’re alone, put it on speaker
• Help is on the way, but you must act now

🔹 If the object doesn’t come out:
➡️ 5 abdominal thrusts
• Hand just above the belly button
• Make a fist, grasp it with the other hand
• Thrust inwards and upwards in a J-shaped motion

🔁 Continue 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts
Until:
✔️ The object is removed
✔️ Or the ambulance arrives

⚠️ If they become unresponsive and stop breathing
➡️ Move to CPR protocols

🎄 Hopefully, the 5 and 5 works quickly — and in most cases, it does.

Merry Christmas and please take 2 minutes to watch and share — it could genuinely save a life.

✏️ Quick edit:
When I said “if they’ve eaten a sweet”, I meant swallowed — if it’s in the stomach it’s not choking; choking is when it’s stuck in the airway.

—
Hartley First Aid Training
Calm. Practical. Life-saving skills for real life.

01/12/2025

🍼 BABY CHOKING FLOWCHART (0–12 MONTHS)

( This is a training video only and is not meant to take the place of professional medical advice always call 999 if unsure)

Hartley Training – UK Paediatric First Aid

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1️⃣ Baby is responsive but choking?

Is the baby coughing, crying, or able to make noise?
• YES → Effective cough
• Stay with the baby
• Encourage coughing
• Do not put fingers in the mouth
• If cough becomes ineffective → move to Step 2
• NO → Ineffective / silent choking
• Baby can’t cry, can’t cough, goes silent or blue → ACTION NOW

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2️⃣ Give 5 Back Blows
• Lay baby face-down along your forearm
• Support the head by holding cheekbones, head lower than chest
• Deliver up to 5 firm back blows between the shoulder blades
• After each blow → look in mouth and remove object only if you can see it

If still choking → go to Step 3

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3️⃣ Give 5 Chest Thrusts
• Turn baby face-up, lying along your forearm
• Support head in neutral
• Chest facing upwards
• Place two fingers in centre of chest (ni**le line)
• Push down sharply up to 5 times

If still choking → repeat 5 back blows + 5 chest thrusts

Call 999 ASAP (speakerphone if alone)

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🚨 IF BABY BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE → START CPR

This is where most people get confused — here is the correct process:

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4️⃣ Check responsiveness
• Baby unresponsive?
• Shout for help / call 999 immediately

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5️⃣ Open airway & check breathing for max 10 seconds
• Neutral head position
• Look, listen, feel

If not breathing or only gasping → Start CPR

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🫁 6️⃣ START CPR WITH BREATHS — YES, BREATHS ARE RECOMMENDED

For babies, CPR must start with:

👉 Five (5) rescue breaths
• Mouth covers baby’s mouth AND nose together
• Blow gently — just enough to see chest rise
• If chest doesn’t rise → reposition head and try again
• If still no rise → airway likely blocked → continue CPR (compressions may dislodge)

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7️⃣ Then move into cycles of:

👉 30 chest compressions + 2 rescue breaths
• Two fingers in centre of chest
• Depth: 1/3 of chest (~4 cm)
• Rate: 100–120/min

Continue CPR until:
• The object comes out
• Baby starts breathing
• Help arrives

14/11/2025

🎉 Happy Pudsey Day! 🧸
COMPETITION TIME at Hartley First Aid Training!

We’re giving away up to SIX places for a Family First Aid session — and we’ll even come to your home at a time that suits you in January.

Perfect for new parents and parents-to-be ❤️
Spend 2 hours learning the essentials that help you feel confident and competent if a medical emergency happens at home.

To enter:
👉 Like this video
👉 Share this video

Winner announced today at 5pm!

Have an amazing Pudsey Day — and yes… there may be a lot of cake eaten today! 🍰😄

(Winners must live within a 20 mile radius of Llandudno 🤩)

03/11/2025

Hope you’re all having a good Monday so far! 🙌
Kids are back at school, and whether you’re working, catching up on admin, or just grabbing a coffee, hope the week’s off to a good start ☕

Big thanks to Premier Construction Training Ltd for all the work this November, and to everyone who’s booked with Hartley Training for 2025 🙏

Looking forward to seeing some of you at the Family First Aid session at Conwy Library — Friday 28th November, 10am–12 noon.
Still a few spaces left £20 per person.

It’s a great, relaxed session to help you feel more confident and competent in a medical emergency 💪

👉 Book now via Hartley First Aid Training

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