Mini First Aid Glasgow

28/01/2026

Hi all, I’ve put a wee introduction post together to learn a bit more about me and why I do what I do I do!

Hi 👋 I’m Vicky and I am passionate about empowering every single person to learn how to save a life – bringing together a corporate career in learning development and a voluntary role in providing first aid at public events.

I was actually in my early 20’s, working through my graduate programme, where I had an opportunity to learn first aid for the first time. After my 3 day course I fell so much in love with first aid I volunteered my time to provide first aid at public events alongside working full time.

While my career moved on and developed within learning and development I continued to volunteer my time at events gaining so much knowledge and experience - I think Take That at Hampden Park was the event where I gained the most first aid experience!!!

It was an opportunity to take voluntary redundancy that allowed me to explore bringing my corporate role and voluntary role to train first aid.

A franchise opportunity popped up to take on Mini First Aid Glasgow North and I soon started training parents and carers how to feel confident when something happens to their little ones followed shortly by teaching children (age 3+) what to do in an emergency. In the background I was working towards my Level 3 teaching and education. Believe it or not even with all those years experience I never gained an actual learning and development qualification – but here I am now ready to teach qualification courses to let me train EVERYONE how to save a life.

And that’s what I do now! EVERY.SINGLE.DAY and I LOVE it!

We have expanded the franchise area twice now to become just Mini First Aid Glasgow have four amazing trainers and a social media and admin manager to manage demand because everyone needs to know how to save a life!

If you’re looking for a friendly, knowledgeable and passionate first aid trainer who really cares that you enjoy your learning and can walk away understanding and feeling confident about applying your new (or refreshed) skills and knowledge please reach out and connect so we can talk through what options are available to you as there’s absolutely something for everyone whether you legally need to learn first aid for your work or just want to know what to do to care for your loved ones - baby, child or adult. I would love to hear from you!

Vicky 💚

28/01/2026

✨ Private First Aid Classes – We Come to You! ✨

We’ve had a huge amount of you reaching out for private classes – and we love it! 💛

That’s right, we come to you 🙌
👶 Gather your family & friends for a Baby & Child First Aid Awareness class
🏢 Or have us come to your workplace for a Workplace First Aid Qualification

✔️ Same great courses
✔️ Same qualified trainers
✔️ In the comfort of your own home, venue, or workspace

Perfect for parents, grandparents, carers, teams, and workplaces who want practical, life-saving skills without the hassle of travelling.

📩 Message us to book or find out more!
Vicky.moon@minifirstaid.co.uk

27/01/2026

We are super excited to have been asked to support the kids arena at Paisley Alive Festival in Barshaw Park, Paisley on Saturday 4th July.

Music 🎵 Fitness 💪 Wellness 🧠 Family 🥰

Check out the whole days events 🤩👌🙌

With an amazing partner charity ACCORD Hospice and profits reinvested into the community we couldn’t be any more proud to be part of this event 🥹

Under 12’s go free!

Have you got your tickets?

From June, we’ve spent months, endless hours and countless conversations…carefully building this lineup for you.

For a first-time festival, attracting this level of musical royalty alongside some of the biggest inspirations in the fitness and wellness world is something we’re incredibly proud of.

Seeing it all come together in Barshaw Park is starting to feel real. The scale of a full-day, multi-stage festival experience is going to be something special.

The reaction online has been outstanding, and the excitement across the town says it all.

Paisley Alive is coming 💜🧡

Paisley Alive Festival (Fitness & Wellness By Day, Live Music By Night)

27/01/2026

Cold & flu, know the difference.

Colds are caused by viruses such as rhinovirus and they spread easily through the air by germs from coughs and sneezes, or indirectly through contact with objects that germs have landed on, followed by transfer to the mouth or nose - which is why colds spread easily in childcare settings as children explore and touch everything!

Colds usually clear up within a few weeks. Symptoms can appear quite similar to flu with a few key differences.

🤒 A cold will appear gradually whereas flu can come on quickly.
🤒 A cold affects mainly the nose and throat whereas flu can affect more than just the nose and throat.
🤒 A cold makes your child feel unwell but okay enough to go to school, whereas the flu makes a person too unwell to carry on as normal.

It’s fine to send your child to school or nursery with a common cold if they are otherwise well and do not have a high temperature. But if they have a temp, diarrhoea and/or vomiting, they should stay home for at least 48 hours after the last episode.

Who is struggling with a poorly child with a cold right now?

26/01/2026

✨ This week at Mini First Aid Glasgow ✨

Our week starts with lots of paperwork – but for a very good reason! 📋
We’ve had so many private bookings recently, and we are genuinely excited about every single one of them!

👩‍🏫 Vicky is out and about this week delivering all of our classes – spreading those life-saving skills far and wide.

⭐ Friday brings a very exciting event!
We’ve been invited by Kids in Sport Inverclyde to teach CPR to the amazing children taking part. What an opportunity! 💪🫀

👶 Saturday we’re in Bishopton with our Baby & Child First Aid class –
📍 Spaces still available!
👉 Book here: https://glasgow.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/open/24047

🧁 Sunday we’re joining a Brownie troop to teach them first aid skills – future lifesavers in the making!

Such a fantastic mix of classes this week, and we’re excited for every single one 💙
If you’d like to book a class or private session, get in touch!

25/01/2026

A wee burns treat for our workplace qualification learners today 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 a lovely wee day with lovely people 🥰

25/01/2026

✨ January is Back and Better Than Ever! ✨

We’re kicking off the year with new venues, a new trainer joining the team, and a team that’s raring to go and ready to meet everyone who wants to get first aid ready! 🩹💪

A huge thank you to everyone who’s already joined us this month – we love starting the year helping you gain confidence and life-saving skills.

Here’s to a brilliant year of learning, meeting new faces, and getting first aid ready together! 💙

24/01/2026

Every now and then, we see content circulating about 'cough CPR' - health professionals and The British Heart Foundation and Resuscitation Council UK have overwhelmingly debunked this myth.

This information is on the British Heart Foundation website:

There is no medical evidence to support ‘cough CPR’, which suggests you can help yourself by coughing vigorously if you think you’re having a heart attack and are alone.

If you have a cardiac arrest, you would become unconscious, and without immediate CPR (chest compressions and rescue breaths), you would die. But if you are still conscious (and you would have to be to do ‘cough CPR’), then you are not in cardiac arrest and therefore CPR is not needed, but urgent medical help is vital.

If you witness a cardiac arrest, you can increase the person’s chances of survival by phoning 999 immediately and giving CPR.

Please learn the facts and do not share content about 'cough CPR'!

https://fullfact.org/health/cough-cpr-heart-attack-myth-recirculates/?fbclid=IwdGRleAPfFqxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeUtoFPjR68IOkG_21GSo4f1h42iWdQ8dk-t-Uqh9wpl_-DgV6fQHxSpCjSkQ_aem_d51TOTooHrbSAJ7djki-BQ

23/01/2026

🩹 Workplace First Aid Doesn’t Have to Be Boring! 🩹

At Mini First Aid, we believe learning life-saving skills should be hands-on, interactive, and engaging – not something you struggle to stay awake through!

✅ FAIB-accredited training provider
✅ Practical, confidence-building learning
✅ Flexible course options to suit everyone

Our workplace first aid courses include:
👶 Emergency Paediatric First Aid
👶 Blended Paediatric First Aid
🚑 Emergency First Aid at Work

We offer public courses for individuals, or we can deliver training in-house for groups of employees.

✨ Looking for flexibility? Our FAIB-accredited blended learning courses reduce classroom time while maintaining high-quality training, with practical assessments completed in person.

📩 Get in touch today to find the right course for you or your team! Email Vicky.moon@minifirstaid.co.uk Or book a spot today on our website: https://glasgow.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/workplace-first-aid-courses

22/01/2026

Not everyone who gets meningitis develops a rash, but parents often focus on this symptom when they think of the signs of meningitis.

You've probably heard of doing the tumbler test on a meningitis rash, but do you actually know what you are looking for?

The Tumbler test is a quick method of spotting a rash that may need immediate medical intervention.

✅ Press the side of a clear glass firmly against the skin
✅ Spots/rash may fade at first
✅ Keep checking
✅ A fever with spots or a rash that does not fade under pressure is a medical emergency
✅ Do not wait for a rash. If someone is ill and getting worse, get medical help immediately even if the rash fades or doesn't appear at all.

Check the entire body, and on white skin, look out for small red or brown pin-prick marks, which can develop into larger red or purple blotches or blood blisters.

It can be harder to see a meningitis rash in black or brown skin, so check lighter areas such as the palms of hands, soles of feet or inside eyelids or the mouth.

It's important to know all of the signs and symptoms of meningitis so that you can build a picture of something not quite right rather than waiting for the rash that may not appear until your child is seriously ill, or may not appear at all.

Remember not to wait for a rash if your little one has many of the other symptoms of meningitis, seek medical attention as quickly as possible.

21/01/2026

Has your workplace first aid qualification run out? ⏰
Need one urgently?

We’ve got you covered 👇
📢 Open Course – Sunday 25th January
📍 Glasgow South – WOW Centre East Kilbride

✅ Emergency Paediatric First Aid
✅ Emergency First Aid at Work
✅ Paediatric First Aid (Blended eLearning)
– complete part of course online before attending

🗓 Sun 25th Jan
⏰ 10:00 – 17:00

📍 WOW Centre, The Maxwell Building,
Scottish Enterprise Technology Park,
East Kilbride, G75 0BE

⚠️ Limited spaces available – book now!

https://glasgow.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/workplace-first-aid-courses

20/01/2026

💛 We hear from so many of you that you come to our classes because your child has had a seizure – and often it’s a febrile seizure. But what does that actually mean? 💛

🌡️ What is a febrile seizure?
Febrile seizures (also called febrile convulsions) are seizures that can happen when a child has a fever.

👶 Around 1 in 20 children will have at least one febrile seizure.
⏰ They most commonly occur between 6 months and 3 years, when a child’s temperature control system is still developing and they can’t regulate heat as well as adults.

🤒 What can cause them?
They are often linked with common childhood illnesses such as:
• Chicken pox
• Flu
• Ear infections
• Tonsillitis

👉 It’s important to remember these illnesses don’t usually cause seizures, but the fever that comes with them can sometimes trigger one.

🦠 Other infections associated with febrile seizures include:
• Urinary tract infections
• Gastroenteritis
• Pneumonia
• Bronchitis

🧬 Did you know?
There may be a genetic link – children are more likely to have febrile seizures if a close family member has a history of them.

💬 Knowledge helps build confidence. We’re here to support parents every step of the way.

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