Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Friday, March 04, 2005
St. John Ambulance - First Aid
In the last 6 weeks, and this has never happened to me before outside a hospital, I have had to resuscitate two people out of the blue, by the roadside. I suppose we think it will always be someone else who has to do it and that makes us a bit complacent about learning basic first aid. After my first episode 6 weeks ago, I went on a basic life support course because I had felt so out of my depth when it happened. The others present at the scene were very quick and proficient and I found out later they had just done the course a weeks or so before. St.John Ambulance offer various courses across the country that I recommend, having done my first one with them 10 years ago.
In the last 6 weeks, and this has never happened to me before outside a hospital, I have had to resuscitate two people out of the blue, by the roadside. I suppose we think it will always be someone else who has to do it and that makes us a bit complacent about learning basic first aid. After my first episode 6 weeks ago, I went on a basic life support course because I had felt so out of my depth when it happened. The others present at the scene were very quick and proficient and I found out later they had just done the course a weeks or so before. St.John Ambulance offer various courses across the country that I recommend, having done my first one with them 10 years ago.
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