First aid training

First aid training can make a difference between life and death

First aid is the immediate temporary care given to a victim of accident or sudden illnes. This may sound so simple but knowing first aid and providing care to a victim of accident can often mean the difference between life and death, temporary or permanent disability, and rapid recovery or long hospitalization.

Several victims of accident are often not given basic first aid and usually dies while heading to the hospital due to blood loss, cervical fracture, and some suffer permanent disability (paralysis) due to improper transport.

First aid training usually involves discussion on common emergencies such as burns, wounds, bleeding, poisoning, fracture, fainting, stroke, heart attack and other common medical emergencies. It also includes practical exercises such as bandaging, emergency transportation, splinting and other skills demonstration such as CPR and management of airway obstruction.

First aid certificates usually has an expiry of 2 to 3 years and are often a requirement when working in a company. However, requirement or not, learning first aid brings great advantages since it will teach the person how to respond and provide help not only to others but to the self as well.