Mini First Aid Blog

The baby's coming! Hospital bag essentials - and the things you really don't need . .

I remember planning my hospital bag when I had my daughter and I’ll be honest, I was clueless. I had my hair straighteners and ma...

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 by Jo

Sepsis - why we need to take it seriously

This Friday it's World Sepsis Day, and with 5 people losing their lives to sepsis every hour in the UK, we need to take it seriously. You mi...

Posted on Sep 12, 2023 by Charlotte

Tech savvy first aid!

Saturday 9th September is World First Aid day, and with the theme this year being “First Aid in the Digital World”, we thought it was...

Posted on Sep 6, 2023 by Charlotte

When a small cut becomes a big problem

It’s one of Mini First Aid’s mantras – “If blood can get out, then germs can get in”. Unfortunately, Natasha Terry found this ou...

Posted on Jul 24, 2023 by Jo

Summer bronchiolitis

We usually blog about bronchiolitis in the late autumn and winter so we were shocked when a customer got in touch to tell us their little...

Posted on Jul 24, 2023 by Charlotte

Group B Strep explained

Have you heard of group B Strep? It’s a bacterial infection which can affect pregnant women and babies. Around 1 in every 1750 newborn ba...

Posted on Jul 11, 2023 by Jo

"My baby started making grunting noises - I didn't know this was a life-threatening symptom"

5th October is World Meningitis Day and this year's campaign aims to help people remain vigilant towards meningitis and be aware of the thre...

Posted on Jun 20, 2023 by Jo

Safety made simple for families

It's a really important week - Child Safety Week - so we have teamed up with the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) on their campaign to...

Posted on Jun 6, 2023 by Jo

First Aid Voices Survey 2023 Report - Continued

Respondent CPR Knowledge Findings Findings from the survey of 763 participants revealed that 22.3% of respondents expressed a lack of...

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Matt

First Aid Voices Survey 2023 Report

Executive summary The commissioned survey aimed to understand people's first aid knowledge and preparedness in emergency situations. T...

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Matt