Worsley Training

11/12/2025

🎄 It's Christmas Jumper day 🎄

So here is a photo of our daughter and I in our Christmas jumpers, playing in the Upavon Carol Band at the church fair last Sunday, in aid of the amazing Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity.

Our enthusiasm levels may beat our talent levels but as a small group of villagers we raise 100s of pounds each year for this very worthwhile charity.

So if you are local please pop along to one of the following events, to have a sing along and pop a few pennies in the bucket:

🔹️13th December 7pm - The Swan Enford
🔹️ 20th December 10.15am - Upavon Village Store
🔹️ 22nd December 7pm - The Ship at Upavon
🔹️ 24th December 8pm - The Antelope Inn Upavon Pub & B&B

If you can't make any of these dates but would still like to donate via me, then DM me and I'll sort it!

Has your Christmas Jumper made an appearance yet?!

10/12/2025

January dates open for booking!

Do you need First Aid Training or do you need to re do your course in the new year?

Here at The Open Space -
Adult first aid on Thursday 8th January
Paediatric first aid on Thursday 15th January

All details at www.worsleytraining.co.uk/book-a-course

08/12/2025

As you remove your perfectly cooked Christmas cake from the oven, you accidentally touch the baking hot tin. What should you do with your burnt fingers?

A - Run under cold water for 10 minutes
B - Run under cool water for 10 minutes
C - Run under cold water for 20 minutes
D - Run under cool water for 20 minutes

And be honest - who thinks even 10 minutes sounds really long?

05/12/2025

Go Zara 👏 So happy to be involved in making her dream a reality!

04/12/2025

Hiccups and ingrowing toenails?!

On every one of my first aid courses we chat about whether its a 999 topic or whether they should go to A&E, call 111, wait for GP or pop to a pharmacy.

These figures for A&E attendances are crazy! Obviously if you are worried then do go, but remember the wait times are many hours, often surrounded by various viruses, so think if you can be seen quicker elsewhere.

We are so lucky to have the NHS but it struggles even more than usual at this time of year.

Full article at -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74xqn2zg1eo

01/12/2025

I haven't seen one of these before - a box containing both a defibrillator and bleeding control kit.

Such a great idea - spotted while I was changing trains at Westbury last week.

There isn't a national database of emergency bleed kits yet, just maps by each manufacturer of where you can find their own kits.

So this concept would remove the need for a separate database, as they could possibly just add onto The Circuit (defibfinder.uk) if the defib box contains a bleed kit too?

This post is also a reminder to take your phone if you need to get into the box, as you call 999 to get the code.

27/11/2025

I feel its my duty to clarify a couple of points in this article:

1 - if she 'couldn't breathe for 20 minutes' then she certainly wouldn't be 'back at her judging desk' shortly afterwards?

2 - her assistant performed the 'Heimlich manoeuvre' on her, so if the abdominal thrusts were done properly, then she should have gone to have a scan in case of any internal bleeding?

However, the article does then rectify itself by copying and pasting the NHS advice on how to help someone who is choking.

So I applaud this journalist for using Shirley's story to raise the importance of learning first aid skills, but maybe without such exaggeration and with a dose of reality next time please.

Please don't believe everything you read on the BBC or other reputable news outlets!

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyd3wlg9wwo

The Strictly judge thanks her make-up artist for coming to her rescue by doing the Heimlich manoeuvre.

24/11/2025

Really important points from South West Ambulance Service NHS Trust now that it's dark for many more hours than it's light.

If you don't have a spare person to wait outside, then make sure your house name or number is as visible as possible from the road.

20/11/2025

Nothing like getting out into a Forest School setting to run scenarios in the sunshine. Could do with some of that warmth this morning!!

Brambles Outdoor Nursery Group

A behind the scenes look at some of our staff on their recent Paediatric First Aid training! 🦔💚

17/11/2025

Another local mini-lifesaver 👏

I especially love the comment - "He was such a superstar and so calm," as I often say children can be better first aiders than adults, as they don't panic or over think it, they just get on and do it!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp973zpr2r2o?app-referrer=deep-link

If you want your children to learn some vital first aid skills, then take a look at https://worsleytraining.co.uk/mini-life-savers-first-aid-course-for-children/ and get in touch!

Harry jumped into action when he realised his friend had a piece of sausage stuck in his throat.

13/11/2025

It was a joy and privilege to teach the young pioneers - a fabulous session.

10/11/2025

Do you have any aspirin in your home?

Casualties suffering from a suspected heart attack can immediately be offered 300mg of aspirin as medication, which is one standard tablet, as long as they are over 16, not allergic to it and not on any other blood thinning medication e.g. warfarin. If in doubt ask your 999 call handler.

This post is from a closed Facebook group and thought it was a good prompt for everyone to add it to their shopping list. Ideally soluble / dispersible tablets as they absorb quicker but they are a little more expensive than the 54p standard box.

To keep an emergency dose of aspirin to hand, take a look at https://www.aspod.co.uk/ which is a handy container you can clip onto your keys.