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First Aid,Mental Health First Aid / Workplace Mental Health, Food Safety and Safeguarding training courses in Wiltshire, Hampshire, Dorset and surrounding area.

20/12/2025

Humans Vs Sprouts!!🥗

Every Christmas, sprouts take out more people than you'd think..
🥜So do grapes, nuts, turkey, Maltesers, toffees, cocktail sausages, cherry tomatoes - they are, of course, some of the causes of choking.🍅

🍽To try to avoid it, cut up food into small pieces, and encourage children to eat slowly. Take care when chatting & laughing at the same time as eating - choking is often caused by 'breathing in' food.

If someone should choke and be unable to cough effectively:
🌀Phone 999🎅🏻
🌀Lean the casualty forward
🌀Hit them sharply on the back, between the shoulder blades, up to 5 times
If this doesn't dislodge the item...
🌀Administer up to 5 abdominal thrusts
If it still hasn't dislodged, repeat the back blows, then abdominal thrusts, then back blows etc, until either the item dislodges or the casualty becomes unconscious (in which case begin CPR)

📽Check out the short video - less than a minute but demonstrates exactly how to do this sequence - it might just save a life!

🎅🏻Have a great Christmas!🎄

18/12/2025

🕯️Candles - beautiful to look at, some have gorgeous fragrances... but are they a disaster waiting to happen?

🎄Candle-related fires increase by 40% every December.

🔥They look pure and innocent, then WHOOSH! The flame catches your curtains, or tree...

Simple rules:
🕯️Never leave a lit candle unattended
🕯️Think about where your place them, and where the flame may go if there was a gust of wind from an open door or movement
🕯️If anyone catches alight, STOP - DROP - ROLL and phone 999

Treat any burns:
💧Cool using cool (not cold) running water for a minimum of 20 minutes (yes, really!)
💍Remove any tight clothing or jewellery near the burn, but don't remove anything stuck in it
👨⚕️If there is an open wound cover the burn gently with cling film to protect from infection, and ensure the casualty is seen by a medical professional
🏥Also get medical help if the burn is near the airway (head, throat, chest); larger than 5 hands (for superficial, red burns) or 1 hand (partial thickness, blistered burns) - use the ; casualty's hand to size the burn; encircles a limb; covers a whole hand or foot; or caused by electricity or chemicals. Have a lower threshold for young children or the elderly

17/12/2025

💝CHRISTMAS TOP TIP...🎁

❤️🩹The number of heart attack casualties sees a spike around Christmas, but there is cheap, easy measure you can take to be more prepared should the worst happen.

💊Buy aspirin. But not just any old aspirin. The 300mg aspirin tablets, NOT the 75mg which are readily available in bargain and discount stores. You might need to visit a pharmacy or a supermarket (Waitrose and Tesco both sell them off the shelf - other supermarkets are available!) - but my guess is you'll be visiting one of those over the next 10 days anyway...

💊If you phone 999 reporting chest pain, you'll be directed to chew (yes, chew - yum!) 300mg of aspirin if possible. As well as it's painkilling properties, aspirin also makes the blood less sticky - an important side effect when heart attacks are usually caused by blockages (clots) in the arteries fueling the heart with oxygenated blood. If you can stop further cells sticking to the existing clot and therefore limit its size, you can help to limit its impact.

❓Why 300mg tablets and not 4 x 75mg?
Have you ever chewed an aspirin? Let alone 4, when you're feeling worse than ropey? 1 is better than 4, believe me!
❓And why chew it?
It absorbs through the tissue in the mouth and into the bloodstream quicker than if swallowed and digested, hence the instruction to chew it.

💊Obviously, don't chew an aspirin if you are allergic to aspirin, or under 16. But otherwise this simple action could save a life - but only if you have aspirin close at hand.

🎄So... add 300mg aspirin to your Christmas shopping list. 50p in Tesco, 55p in Waitrose (Waitrose are 🍋lemon flavoured - I know, because I've chewed one.They still taste disgusting... and Tesco might be flavoured too, but I don't know so I'm paying the extra 5p for the Waitrose ones!).

💰It might be the best 50/55p you spend this Christmas - or at any time of the year.

16/12/2025

⛑️𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌 30 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳⛑️

The Resuscitation Council UK released their new guidelines at the end of October - and there are a few significant differences to the protocols we teach on first aid courses.

As a service to the business community, I am delighted to announce that Winterbury Training is running a FREE update webinar in early January. We welcome anyone to attend, whether you completed your last training course with us or an alternative provider. The same session is repeated so you need only book one of the three date /time options. With first aid qualifications lasting for 3 years, many people will find their renewal is several months or even years away, making this webinar a must-attend for all workplace first aiders to remain up to date and confident to act in an emergency.

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lp.winterburytraining.co.uk/

The HSE L74 Regulations requires workplace first aiders to keep their skills up to date, and this is an easy, quick way to meet that requirement. The content is the same on each webinar session, so sign up for the one which best suits your diary, share the opportunity with other first aiders in your workplace (or outside it!) and settle down with a cuppa in the comfort of your own workplace or home. We'll send you a PDF of the changes after the webinar so you can refer back to them when needed.

Please feel free to share this opportunity with your networks - the more people we can update, the better! If you have any queries please do get in touch - you're welcome to message, email (info@winterburytraining.co.uk) or phone us (01722 449299).

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 https://lp.winterburytraining.co.uk/

Please note, the protocols covered are those for adult workplace first aid; we will run further sessions specifically covering paediatric protocols for schools, nurseries and childcarers in early February.

14/12/2025

Free 30 Minute Webinar!

The Resuscitation Council UK released their new guidelines at the end of October - and
there are a few significant differences to the protocols we teach on first aid courses.

As a service to the business community, I am delighted to announce that Winterbury Training is running a FREE update webinar in early January. We welcome anyone to attend, whether
you completed your last training course with us or an alternative provider.
The same session is repeated so you need only book one of the three date /time options.
With first aid
qualifications lasting for 3 years, many people will find their renewal is several months or even years away, making this webinar a must-attend for all workplace first aiders to remain up to date and confident to act in an emergency.

Book your place:

lp.winterburytraining.co.uk

The HSE L74 Regulations requires workplace first aiders to keep their skills up to date, and
this is an easy, quick way to meet that requirement. The content is the same on each
webinar session, so sign up for the one which best suits your diary, share the opportunity
with other first aiders in your workplace (or outside it!) and settle down with a cuppa in the
comfort of your own workplace or home. We& #39;ll send you a PDF of the changes after the
webinar so you can refer back to them when needed.

Please feel free to share this opportunity with your networks - the more people we can update, the better!

If you have any queries please do get in touch - you're welcome to
message, email (info@winterburytraining.co.uk) or phone us (01722 449299).

lp.winterburytraining.co.uk

Please note, the protocols covered are those for adult workplace first aid; we will run further sessions specifically covering paediatric protocols for schools, nurseries and childcarers in early February.

12/12/2025

Need medical help out of hours?

Heading into the weekend, with a crisis in our hospitals from 'winter pressures', the record flu cases for the time of year and the usual viruses doing the rounds... where is the most appropriate place to go for medical help?

Our local hospitals are already struggling, so you can help them by using the best route to treatment, helping to stop the spread of illnesses to vulnerable people by taking precautions (mask anyone?) and only using A&E if it really is a life-threatening or serious accident or emergency.

The following information has been posted by our local hospital, Salisbury District Hospital. If you aren't in the Salisbury area, look for local facilities to you that are appropriate for your needs - for example many minor injury units or treatment centres have x-ray facilities to save you needing to attend A&E; pharmacists can prescribe antibiotics in some instances, and sometimes self-care is most appropriate.

"💊Pharmacy – local expert advice
📱NHS 111 – when you are not certain and or need advice on the most appropriate service to access
🏥Local Minor Injuries Unit – Located in Andover, this service can help with treating minor head injuries, facial and eye injuries and fractures
🏥Salisbury Walk-in GP Service – 18:30 to 22:00 weekdays and 08:00 – 20:00 weekends
🏥GP – Follow usual routes for appointments
Please be aware that extended waiting times are likely, while we prioritise the most seriously unwell patients.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding. For further advice on staying well and choosing the right service this winter, visit our stay well this winter webpage https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/stay-well-this-winter/"

Hopefully you won't needit, but if you do, choose wisely and help the NHS to help you.

11/12/2025

🎄Are you going out to your works Christmas party this weekend?🕺💃

🍹🍷🍸Fortunately the weather forecast is looking reasonably mild, but alcohol, dancing, and unfamiliar surfaces might equal slips, trips and falls! Icy or wet weather adds a further hazard to the party...

🤔Don't just lift someone who has ended up on the floor - check for responsiveness, pain or bleeding first. Remember that alcohol can mask pain and symptoms, too! Consider your own safety when helping - if there are obtacles, trip hazards or a danger that you might be pulled over by your casualty then take precautions - we don't want to add to the casualty total!

🤔Was the fall mechanical (i.e. caused by something physical, rather than by a medical problem)? If you're unsure, err on the side of caution and get them checked out, and if you suspect an injury has been caused it might be appropriate to call 999 or take a taxi to A&E depending on the situation. You can always phone 111 for advice.

Enjoy your Christmas parties!! 🥳🎉

05/12/2025

🎄Every festive season, there are around 80,000 attendances at Accident and Emergency departments up and down the country, directly related to Christmas. Around 6,000 of these result in hospital admissions. 🏥

🤕What accidents or incidents can you think of related to the festivities? Pop your thougths in the comments below!

04/12/2025

🎄Are you decorating your house this weekend?? If so, take care!🎄

Every year around 350 people end up in A&E because of fairy lights - including falling when putting them up (DON'T stand on a 🪑chair, a wobby 💡stool or someone else... get the steps out...), minor electric shocks, burns, and children swallowing spare bulbs!! 💡

And that's before we even 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 to think about the stress involved in untangling them all 😠

Take your time, be careful and try to stay out of the statistics list...

But if a fall does happen, don't rush to get them (or yourself!) up off the floor - check for bleeding, other injuries and conciousness level, and take it slow and steady getting up. If you suspect a back, neck, head or upper leg injury then it's safer to phone 999 for emergency assistance.

Stay safe!

03/12/2025

𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙮...

🎄Do you fancy offering your child(ren) a fun and enjoyable learning experience as part of their Christmas gift this year?

🩹Coming on a young person's first aid course will give them the skills and confidence to be able to help family and friends in a medical emergency.

🤕We provide a very practical, enjoyable and memorable afternoon learning new skills and having fun; they'll leave with a certificate and bandaged like a mummy! A pretty unique Christmas present and one that'll last well beyond the tree coming down.

🚑Winterbury Training also runs nationally recognised and accredited first aid courses for workplaces, both adult and paediatric, and mental health first aider training as well as safeguarding and food safety. You can find more details of our open courses on our website (www.winterburytraining.co.uk) or feel free to DM, phone or email.

02/12/2025

Thank you to Sasha for this lovely review! 🙏

01/12/2025

It was a busy week of the year, the last courses of the year as far as training is concerned. I'm very grateful for business, of course, but equally glad that the next few weeks are going to allow some breathing space - an operation to remove my gallbladder next Thursday will significantly slow me down anyway! ⚕️

So, what have we been up to??
✨ A talk about anxiety at the Safer Salisbury meeting
✨A 2hr food safety training session for lunchtime staff at Sarum St Paul's Primary School
✨A virtual short session with the team at Hazelwood Arc (alternative provision) to support a new student with epilepsy
✨Yr 10 first aid sessions at Wi******er College
✨A beautiful pre-Christmas drinks gathering courtesy of Parker Bullen LLP -
✨A brilliant first aid day with the Young Carers at Wyvern St Edmund's School - fantastic learners who really got stuck in!
✨Day 9 of the AI bootcamp programme (still 🤯)
✨11 Paediatric First Aiders trained on Saturday, along with a dental therapist for annual BLS training
✨10 people from voluntary youth clubs, youth settings and community groups via Community First

🤭 As all of our manikins were out on Saturday across our courses, Saturday evening's task was stripping every single lung out and taking all the faces off to sanitise them before they go out on their next course - quite an undertaking! We've had buckets of faces soaking and hanging quite literally all weekend!!

And finally, the 🎄 Christmas decs are up, 🕯️the lights are on, ❄️ the heating still isn't fixed (but scheduled in), the pre-op assessment is complete - and this week is for planning for the new year before I'm forced to take it easy for a few weeks (not a bad time of year to do it though - no-one wants to stop the mince pies and the glitter to train in December and I can stay inside and watch Christmas movies all day...) 🎄

Address

Youngs Paddock
Salisbury
SP51

Telephone

+447584732119

Website

http://www.winterburytraining.co.uk/

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Simon and Carolyn Port set up Winterbury Training in Autumn 2017, and have been running first aid training for many years prior for a variety of customers. Simon is highly experienced in lifesaving in the leisure industry and in various corporate sectors, whilst Carolyn has many years experience in working in and with early years settings and primary and secondary/tertiary education as a childcare advisor and qualified teacher, as well in the voluntary sector. Winterbury Training offers a variety of courses aimed at the workplace, including First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid at Work, Paediatric First Aid, Emergency Paediatric First Aid, Basic Life Support, Activity First Aid, Anaphylactic Reactions, AED (Defibrillator), Principles of Workplace Risk Assessment, Food Safety in Catering, Mental Health First Aid / Mental Health in the Workplace and Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Young People / Adults in Health and Social Care (all are RQF and accredited and certificated through QNUK). We also offer bespoke courses on the above topics as required. Please contact us for more information - we can tailor any courses to your particular requirements.