BH Training Solutions

BH Training Solutions Award winning first aid & workplace safety training delivered by Veterans.
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We can provide a training venue in Tamworth with all necessary facilities including parking.

Hi team, Ben here on drizzly Thursday night!A huge thank you to everyone who’s supported me this year — whether that’s s...
18/12/2025

Hi team, Ben here on drizzly Thursday night!
A huge thank you to everyone who’s supported me this year — whether that’s sharing my posts, liking photos or videos, or recommending BH training solutions to others. It honestly means more than you know.

Wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year 🎄

Make sure you’re following our socials… we’ve got some big plans coming in 2026 👀🎉

Click here to find out more about what we do across the Midlands;

https://www.bhtrainingsolutions.co.uk/about

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 18! 🎄All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each...
18/12/2025

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 18! 🎄
All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each day to help keep you confident, calm and prepared when it matters most.

Check back daily, learn something new, and build your first aid skills one door at a time!

Seizures

Never restrain someone having a seizure. Keep the area safe, protect their head and time the seizure. Once it ends, reassure them and stay close.
Check if anyone around knows them and as always if ever unsure and you feel you need assistance call 999!

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 17! 🎄All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each...
17/12/2025

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 17! 🎄
All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each day to help keep you confident, calm and prepared when it matters most.

Check back daily, learn something new, and build your first aid skills one door at a time!

Sprains & Strains – RICE

What is a strain or sprain?
If someone has pain, swelling or bruising around a joint or muscle after a sudden movement to part of their body, they may have a sprain or strain.
Signs and symptoms of a sprain or strain
* pain
* swelling
* bruising
* if the injury is at a joint, the person may have difficulty in moving a limb
First aid steps for someone with a strain or sprain
1. Get the person to REST the injured part. Help them to sit or lie down and support the injured part in a comfortable position, raised if possible.
2. Apply an ICE pack or cold compress. Try to cool the area by putting an ice pack or a bag of frozen vegetables wrapped in a tea towel against the injury. This can help to reduce the swelling, pain, and bruising. It should be left on for a maximum of 20 minutes.
3. provide COMFORTABLE support. Use blankets, cushions, jackets, or soft padding to support the injury. Offer simple analgesic to manage the pain such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. Never give aspirin to under 16-year-olds
4. ELEVATE the injured part. Support the injury in an elevated position to help minimise swelling and bruising. You could do this by placing pillows underneath the injured part.
If there is no improvement, seek medical advice.

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 16! 🎄All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each...
16/12/2025

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 16! 🎄
All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each day to help keep you confident, calm and prepared when it matters most.

Check back daily, learn something new, and build your first aid skills one door at a time!

Head injury and concussion

Most head injuries are not serious, but it's important to get medical help if you or your child have any symptoms after a head injury. You might have concussion (temporary brain injury) that can last a few weeks.
Immediate action required:
Go to A&E if:

You or your child have had a head injury and:
* have a bruise, swelling or cut that's larger than 5cm on their head
* you have an open wound on your head
* you've been knocked out but have now woken up
* you've vomited (been sick) since the injury
* you have a headache that does not go away
* you notice a change in behaviour, like being more irritable, losing interest in things around you or being easily distracted (especially in children under 5)
* your child has been crying more than usual (especially in babies and young children)
* you have problems with memory
* you've been drinking alcohol or taking drugs just before the injury
* you have a blood clotting disorder (like haemophilia) or you take medicine to help prevent blood clots
* you've had brain surgery in the past
Symptoms sometimes do not appear until a few days or weeks later.

Immediate action required:
Call 999 if:

Someone has hit their head and has:

* difficulty staying awake or keeping their eyes open
* a fit (seizure)
* fallen from a height more than 1 metre or 5 stairs
* problems with their vision or hearing
* a black eye without direct injury to the eye
* clear fluid coming from their ears or nose
* bleeding from their ears or bruising behind their ears
* numbness or weakness in part of their body
* problems with walking, balance, understanding, speaking or writing
* hit their head at speed, such as in a car crash, being hit by a car or bike or a diving accident
* a head wound with something inside it or a dent to the head
Also call 999 if you cannot get someone to A&E safely.
Do not drive to A&E.

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 15! 🎄All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each...
15/12/2025

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 15! 🎄
All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each day to help keep you confident, calm and prepared when it matters most.

Check back daily, learn something new, and build your first aid skills one door at a time!

15. Heart Attack Signs

Symptoms vary from person to person. They can include:
Chest pain or discomfort that happens suddenly and does not go away, sweating, nausea, lightheadedness or pain spreading to the jaw, back, stomach or arm.
For some the pain or tightness is severe, while for others it’s uncomfortable. It may feel like heaviness, or a burning pain like indigestion.

these are all red flags. You Should!

Call 999 right away. Acting early gives someone the best fighting chance.
Sit them down and stay calm yourself
Consider offering 300mg aspirin if they are not allergic to it
Keep offering reassurance until the ambulance arrives!

Don’t write symptoms off as just a dodgy burger, if something doesn’t feel right, don’t take the chance. Call for help!

Some more in depth information can be found here:
www.bhf.org.uk

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 14! 🎄All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each...
14/12/2025

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 14! 🎄
All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each day to help keep you confident, calm and prepared when it matters most.

Check back daily, learn something new, and build your first aid skills one door at a time!

14. Recognising a Stroke – BE-FAST

A stroke can spread like a fire in the brain, so if ever unsure and the casualty shows any signs from the be fast test, arrange urgent medical attention!

Balance, are they unsteady?

Eyes, are their eyes rolling back?

Face drooping, are they showing physical signs of the face falling on one side?

Arm weakness, can they squeeze both of your hands equally or have they dropped an object and they are struggling to grasp it?

Speech difficulty? are they slurring words or not answering a few basic questions with ease?

Time to call 999. BE-FAST saves lives. Don’t wait for symptoms to “settle” — they rarely do.

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 13! 🎄All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each...
13/12/2025

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 13! 🎄
All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each day to help keep you confident, calm and prepared when it matters most.

Check back daily, learn something new, and build your first aid skills one door at a time!

13. Allergic Reactions

If someone has a known allergy and an EpiPen or other Auto Injector, help them use it immediately if they are showing serious signs of Anaphylaxis.
These signs & symptoms may include;
- Swollen face, hands and lips
- Skin reddening and blotchy skin
- Rash’s and hives
- Person showing signs of breathing difficulties due to airways swelling
- All prescribed injectors have easy to follow guides printed on them, take a second and read it before use. Then call 999. Fast treatment is key during anaphylaxis — seconds count.
Additionally if you need to use an Adrenalin injector, make sure you don’t try to inject their phone, keys or purse in their pockets, check the fleshy area of their upper leg is clear
To allow the needle a clear route.

We cover dealing with anaphylaxis on all of our hands on and practical first aid courses,
Check out how we can help by clicking here:

https://www.bhtrainingsolutions.co.uk/first-aid-main-menu

One of our favourites so far at BH HQ…How are your house elves behaving? 😡
12/12/2025

One of our favourites so far at BH HQ…
How are your house elves behaving? 😡

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 12! 🎄All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each...
12/12/2025

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 12! 🎄
All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each day to help keep you confident, calm and prepared when it matters most.

Check back daily, learn something new, and build your first aid skills one door at a time!

12. Asthma Attacks

Help them sit upright and use their reliever inhaler. Stay calm and supportive and move out of cold air if possible and try to gain as much information as possible from the person, or anyone who may be with them. If symptoms don’t improve, call 999. Early help keeps things manageable.

Be mindful if considering offering them someone else’s inhaler because the casualty may be allergic to specific allergens that could be on the mouth piece.

Imagine breathing through a drinks straw after a 5k run (not the paper ones that last 3 seconds) this may give you an idea what it would feel like to be suffering a severe asthma episode.

Stay safe team.

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 11! 🎄All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each...
11/12/2025

🎄 First Aid Tip Advent Calendar – Day 11! 🎄
All through December we’ll be sharing a simple, bite-sized first aid tip each day to help keep you confident, calm and prepared when it matters most.

Check back daily, learn something new, and build your first aid skills one door at a time!

11. Nosebleeds

Lean the person forward and pinch the soft part of the nose for 10 minutes. No head-tilting back — that only encourages swallowing blood, not stopping it.
If unsuccessful, try pinching slightly harder for an additional 10 mins and constantly monitor.
If still unsuccessful consider arranging for removal to hospital.

We cover all types of bleeding on all of our veteran delivered first aid courses, whether you attend one of our monthly courses in Tamworth, or we come to your workplace.

Click here to see some options and to get in touch.

https://www.bhtrainingsolutions.co.uk/public-first-aid-courses

Another great day delivering more hands on first aid training with our partners at Blue Light Card 💙We’ve only just wrap...
10/12/2025

Another great day delivering more hands on first aid training with our partners at Blue Light Card 💙
We’ve only just wrapped up the session and we’re already blown away by the amazing reviews already coming in! Check a few of them out below 👍

Huge thank you to everyone who took part — your feedback means the world and keeps us pushing to deliver the best, most realistic training possible. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

If we can help your team with your first aid training needs simply click here to get going!

https://www.bhtrainingsolutions.co.uk

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