by main | Nov 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s a Tuesday morning in November and I’m teaching an Emergency First Aid at Work course in Milton Keynes when someone asks me about strokes. ‘My nan had one last year,’ the student tells me, ‘and I wish I’d known what to look for...
by main | Oct 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Food Poisoning: A First Aid Instructor’s Guide for Milton Keynes and Beyond Hello there! Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa (don’t worry, I promise not to mention undercooked chicken just yet), and let’s have a proper chat about food poisoning. It’s one of those topics...
by main | Aug 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
1. Introduction: Why We Need to Talk About This in Milton Keynes and the Surrounding Areas If you live in Milton Keynes, you’ve probably noticed our summers seem to be getting hotter and stickier each year. From long afternoons at Willen Lake to outdoor concerts at...
by main | Jul 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hello or hello again if you’re a regular visitor to my blog (and thank you by the way) I’m Guy, known around these parts as the First Aid Guy, and I love to teach first aid. Whether you’ve taken one of my courses in Milton Keynes or are just curious about first...
by main | Jun 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
By The First Aid Guy Hi there, I’m The First Aid Guy, and if you’ve ever sat in on one of my training sessions in Milton Keynes (or got dragged into one by your boss— let’s be honest!), you’ve probably heard me say this at least once: “It’s not about being a doctor....
by main | May 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
… So here’s the first aid for stings and other things to look out for Yes, it’s getting to that time of year: blossom has started to fall from trees leaving them in full leaf, lambs are bleating in the fields, my mower has packed in – again,...
by main | Apr 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
One thing that crops up in my first aid courses on a regular basis is heart attacks. According to the British Heart Foundation (website here) around 100,000 of us in Britain are admitted to hospital every year with symptoms of a heart attack. This equates to 280...
by main | Mar 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
I was given the idea for this post just yesterday at a 12-hour paediatric first aid course for teachers in Milton Keynes. I was recounting some of the first aid I’ve done on myself and others and it caused a bit of laughter, especially from one lady who I believe was...
by main | Feb 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
It might sound strange that I’m spending New Year’s Day 2025 writing a 2000 word blog post but one look out the window tells me I’m not going anywhere today – the weather is awful! So I’m staying in the warm and reflecting on a couple of points that came up during an...
by main | Jan 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
An incredible discovery at a first aid course in Milton Keynes I first heard about the What3Words app about 5-6 years ago from a software engineer in Milton Keynes where I taught first aid. I can’t give the name of the company away because of a glaring error...
