Welshtel
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EVER DONE FIRST AID?
Ever watched someone doing it?
The bottom line..... WOULD YOU GET STUCK IN IF YOU SAW SOMEONE COLLAPSED?
I once took a first aid course and the instructor made a statement that was the most mind grabbing statement I have ever heard to start a Training Course. He made everyone sit up and listen with full attention. He said, “DID YOU KNOW THAT 60% OF FATALITIES COULD BE PREVENTED IF WE HAD SOMEONE ON SITE TO DO ONE SIMPLE THING? You don’t need expert training to do this, anyone can do it.”
He had me, I was riveted to what he had to say. He had someone lying on his back on the floor pretending to be unconscious and knelt down and just turned them onto their front.
He explained: “If they are unconscious and left like that, the chances are they will die of Asphyxiation.” (Their tongue will slip back and block their airway).
“Now”, he said, “that’s very simplistic”. We are now going to refine that single action and work on the other 40% so that hopefully, no one will die.
As a trainer/lecturer at the time, I was just made up, I wanted every training course or lecture to start off so dynamically with a punchy line like that but NOTHING IS AS IMPORTANT AS FIRST AID TRAINING.
A FRIEND OF OURS COLLAPSED ON THE FLOOR OF THE KITCHEN, HER HEART HAD STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, HER DAUGHTER WAS RIGHT THERE AND WAS TRAINED. SHE SET TO AND DID THE THINGS SHE WAS TAUGHT AND SAVED HER MOTHERS LIFE.
OUR FRIEND IS NOW ALIVE AND FIT. We are so glad for that.
So, EVER DONE A FIRST AID COURSE? Maybe it’s time.
St Johns Ambulance and the Red Cross are the 2 recognised bodies to contact to get on a course. They usually are very simple to follow and easy to do. You don’t need prior medical understanding or qualifications. It’s simple BUT SO IMPORTANT!
I went on to do many years of successive first aid courses with the refining of my training continuing and my skills getting technically better and better and able to handle more situations, my employer offered us free training. I also lost my queasiness, good knowledge removes irrational fears.
Maybe your employer offers it. If not get in touch with an organisation such as the Red Cross or St Johns Ambulance. If not, go on line and look up how to do first aid with them. There are many training videos available.
It’s important to overcome that idea that you can’t do anything and put aside your fears. Doing anything is better than doing nothing. The more you do, the less it bothers you to get involved.
Just think, it could be your kids, your wife, your husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, Mother or Father, or best friend. Wouldn’t it be nice to say, “I’m SO glad I was there to do something!”
Ever watched someone doing it?
The bottom line..... WOULD YOU GET STUCK IN IF YOU SAW SOMEONE COLLAPSED?
I once took a first aid course and the instructor made a statement that was the most mind grabbing statement I have ever heard to start a Training Course. He made everyone sit up and listen with full attention. He said, “DID YOU KNOW THAT 60% OF FATALITIES COULD BE PREVENTED IF WE HAD SOMEONE ON SITE TO DO ONE SIMPLE THING? You don’t need expert training to do this, anyone can do it.”
He had me, I was riveted to what he had to say. He had someone lying on his back on the floor pretending to be unconscious and knelt down and just turned them onto their front.
He explained: “If they are unconscious and left like that, the chances are they will die of Asphyxiation.” (Their tongue will slip back and block their airway).
“Now”, he said, “that’s very simplistic”. We are now going to refine that single action and work on the other 40% so that hopefully, no one will die.
As a trainer/lecturer at the time, I was just made up, I wanted every training course or lecture to start off so dynamically with a punchy line like that but NOTHING IS AS IMPORTANT AS FIRST AID TRAINING.
A FRIEND OF OURS COLLAPSED ON THE FLOOR OF THE KITCHEN, HER HEART HAD STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, HER DAUGHTER WAS RIGHT THERE AND WAS TRAINED. SHE SET TO AND DID THE THINGS SHE WAS TAUGHT AND SAVED HER MOTHERS LIFE.
OUR FRIEND IS NOW ALIVE AND FIT. We are so glad for that.
So, EVER DONE A FIRST AID COURSE? Maybe it’s time.
St Johns Ambulance and the Red Cross are the 2 recognised bodies to contact to get on a course. They usually are very simple to follow and easy to do. You don’t need prior medical understanding or qualifications. It’s simple BUT SO IMPORTANT!
I went on to do many years of successive first aid courses with the refining of my training continuing and my skills getting technically better and better and able to handle more situations, my employer offered us free training. I also lost my queasiness, good knowledge removes irrational fears.
Maybe your employer offers it. If not get in touch with an organisation such as the Red Cross or St Johns Ambulance. If not, go on line and look up how to do first aid with them. There are many training videos available.
It’s important to overcome that idea that you can’t do anything and put aside your fears. Doing anything is better than doing nothing. The more you do, the less it bothers you to get involved.
Just think, it could be your kids, your wife, your husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, Mother or Father, or best friend. Wouldn’t it be nice to say, “I’m SO glad I was there to do something!”
