Mini First Aid North Devon & West Somerset

17/07/2025

Imagine knowing that you have the skills and confidence to help your child if they are choking or if they stop breathing. How empowering would that feel?

Our two-hour baby & child first aid classes are for parents, carers, grandparents or anyone who might be looking after your little one. You will learn the skills to be able to remain calm in what might be an incredibly stressful situation.

Our class covers:

🚑 Unconsciousness
🤕 Choking
🚑 CPR
🤕 Burns
🚑 Bleeds
🤕 Breaks
🚑 Head Injuries
🤕 Febrile Seizures
🚑 Meningitis & Sepsis Awareness

If you’ve been thinking about learning baby or child first aid for a while, now is the time! Follow the link to book your place now- https://barnstaple.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/open/22230

20/06/2025

This week's blog for Drowning Prevention Week is about keeping your little ones safe in and around the pool or at the beach - particularly timely as it looks like we are in for a scorcher towards the end of this week.

Grab a cuppa and give yourself 5 minutes to check out these tips 💚

You'll be shocked to find out that accidental drowning deaths among children have doubled over the last 4 years, in new figures issued by th...

04/06/2025

For Child Safety Week (2–8 June 2025), we’ve partnered with the brilliant team at Fred Safety to bring you a helpful blog on keeping your crawling baby safe.

For Child Safety Week (2–8 June 2025), we’ve partnered with the brilliant team at Fred Safety to bring you a helpful blog on keeping you...

03/06/2025

Would it surprise you to learn that each year, more than 400 babies and children in the UK have a stroke and that some can occur before a baby is even born?

As we reach the end of Stroke Awareness Month, it’s worth taking a few moments to familiarise yourself with stroke signs and symptoms and remind yourself of the key actions to take if you suspect stroke in your child or an adult.

You’ll find additional resources at the website and you can listen to our founder Kate talk about her personal family experience of stroke in episode 3 of the Family Health Podcast on Spotify, Apple and all major podcast platforms.

02/06/2025

Young children are particularly vulnerable to choking on a grape because:

⚠️ They don't have a full set of teeth and are still learning to chew properly.

⚠️ Their swallow reflex is still developing.

⚠️Their airway is very small.

This handy image shows just how to slice them so that they are safe to eat - slice in half lengthways and ideally into quarters. NEVER in half widthways.
Same goes for olives, cherry tomatoes
and large blueberries!

Please SHARE and help us raise awareness👍

01/06/2025

Think respiratory conditions like bronchiolitis are just winter illnesses? Then you'll be surprised to read Caspar's story.

Caspar was just 9 months old when he developed severe bronchiolitis in June 2021.

You can read Caspar's full story on our blog. It's a powerful and emotional story about trusting your parental instincts, knowing the signs, and getting help as quickly as possible.

In our Baby and Child First Aid classes we help support parents and grandparents to do just this, the link to our book onto our classes is here 💚

We have upcoming classes in Barnstaple, Braunton, Tiverton and Taunton👍

https://barnstaple.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/classes-for-parents-carers

⚠️ Its never to late to learn how to save a life

30/05/2025

❗Calling all mums, dads, grandparents and babysitters!
Have you booked your space on one of our Baby and Child First Aid classes 💪
Would you have the skills and confidence to help your child if they were choking or if they stop breathing?

At our award-winning class you will learn the skills to be able to remain calm and confident in a lifesaving emergency 💚

Our class covers:

🚑 Unconsciousness
🤕 Choking
🚑 CPR
🤕 Burns
🚑 Bleeds
🤕 Breaks
🚑 Head Injuries
🤕 Febrile Seizures
🚑 Meningitis & Sepsis Awareness

If you’ve been thinking about learning baby or child first aid for a while, now is the time! Follow the link to book your place now💚
https://www.barnstaple.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/open/21545

Just £25 pp
Babies welcome with you 💚
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27/05/2025

⚠️TRIGGER WARNING SEPSIS IN CHILDREN ⚠️
Cleo was a healthy, happy toddler when she came home from nursery with a fever. What her parents couldn’t have known was that her body was battling sepsis.
In this incredibly moving episode of the Family Health podcast, Anna shares the moment she trusted her instincts, the struggle to get Cleo the help she needed, and the unimaginable days that followed.
This is not an easy listen, but it’s an essential one. Anna’s courage in telling Cleo’s story could help save other children’s lives.
Search 'Family Health by Mini First Aid' on your favourite podcast app or head to the link in the comments.

27/05/2025

Cleo was a healthy, happy toddler when she came home from nursery with a fever. What her parents couldn’t have known was that her body was battling sepsis.
In this incredibly moving episode of the Family Health podcast, Anna shares the moment she trusted her instincts, the struggle to get Cleo the help she needed, and the unimaginable days that followed.
This is not an easy listen, but it’s an essential one. Anna’s courage in telling Cleo’s story could help save other children’s lives.
Search 'Family Health by Mini First Aid' on your favourite podcast app or head to the link in the comments.

25/05/2025

How many family days out have been interrupted by a screaming child who has inadvertently stumbled into a crop of nettles?! A lot!

Don't rush for the nearest dock leaf, follow this advice instead 👇

You can buy our Mini First Aid travel kit and Teddy cool packs at our website shop https://minifirstaidshop.co.uk/

21/05/2025

We love partnering with NCT, hopefully Mummy Pig will soon come and learn baby first aid with us! 💚 Peppa Pig

Oink, oink! The Pig family of 5! Welcome to the world, Baby Evie! 🐽

NCT is excited to celebrate with Peppa Pig as their Pregnancy & Parenting Charity Partner! 🥳 We're here for every parent through their pregnancy, birth and parenthood journey, find trusted, evidence-based info to support you and your growing family on our website!

Don't forget we still have our oink-tastic FREE antenatal refreshers* available to book, running until 31st October 2025. If, like Mummy Pig, you're welcoming another child into your family, don't miss out 🔗 https://www.nct.org.uk/courses-workshops/nct-antenatal-refresher-course



*This offer includes a £10 booking fee

19/05/2025

Imagine knowing that you have the skills and confidence to help your child if they are choking or if they stop breathing. How empowering would that feel?

Our two-hour baby & child first aid classes are for parents, carers, grandparents or anyone who might be looking after your little one. You will learn the skills to be able to remain calm in what might be an incredibly stressful situation.

Our class covers:

🚑 Unconsciousness
🤕 Choking
🚑 CPR
🤕 Burns
🚑 Bleeds
🤕 Breaks
🚑 Head Injuries
🤕 Febrile Seizures
🚑 Meningitis & Sepsis Awareness

If you’ve been thinking about learning baby or child first aid for a while, now is the time! Follow the link to book your place now💚

https://www.barnstaple.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/open/21545