Action #004

Learn basic first aid


 
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It can take just four minutes for someone with a blocked airway to die, but eight minutes for an ambulance crew to arrive. In a two hour training course you can learn how to save that life immediately. The idea of saving someone's life is amazing. Especially when you realise that statistically the person you help is likely to be a friend or relative. Imagine saving your best friend's life.

 

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  • Abdulla Al-Kamil Abdulla Al-Kamil and friends did this action and got 4 people to do it too

    First aid course

    I did a first aid course a few months ago and found the course itself very fun. I feel good about being able to perform basic first aid and sometimes secretly wish that people around me so I could perform first aid on them :)
    This cropped up in discussion the other day (we were talking about which songs to sing while doing CPR, you'll know what I mean if you've done a course!) and I managed to convince a few of my friends to give it a go and they are now going to sign up for a course over the holidays.     04 July 2010, 12:37
  • St Saviour's CE Junior School St Saviour's CE Junior School and friends did this action and got 11 people to do it too

    Scouts First Aid badge

    learnt at scouts twice over in a 1 hour session each time 25 June 2010, 08:43
  • theCaptain9009 theCaptain9009 did this action

    St John's

    Went to the local St John's Ambulance group thingy as a kid, got several certificates, CPR, basic first aid - had to do one twice though, because I didn't wrap a bandage tight enough ;-) 02 April 2010, 08:19
  • Ahmad Ahmad did this action

    i want to

    i want to do it, but i cant cant........not in my country, there is no mprograms for this :S 31 March 2010, 20:31
  • susie susie did this action

    doctor doctor

    when i was in junior school we did a basic first aid course and when i went on a scout camp in also dida basic first aid course! 03 March 2010, 08:54
  • Emma Williams Emma Williams and friends did this action and got 50 people to do it too

    I learnt first aid!

    I learnt first aid and now teach it to children at school and cadets 15 January 2010, 13:36
  • James Hardy James Hardy did this action

    Ate Chicken

    I just sat back and ate chicken 15 January 2010, 11:55
  • James Hardy James Hardy did this action

    Ate Chicken

    I just sat back and ate chicken 15 January 2010, 11:54
  • Natalie Johnson Natalie Johnson and friends did this action and got 1 people to do it too

    HIgh School Physiology Class

    At my high school, taking human physiology and anatomy gives you the opportunity to get registered for first aid, and CPR. I got my certification for one year, but retained the knowledge I gained. 06 January 2010, 20:42
  • René Turner René Turner and friends did this action and got 20 people to do it too

    Good, became a volentary Ambulance officer

    i have no pictures of this 10 December 2009, 14:08
  • Jenny Malone Jenny Malone and friends did this action and got 6 people to do it too

    I DID IT! :)

    I did my first aid bagde with my scout group. :) 11 November 2009, 18:37
  • Bethan Bethan did this action

    First aid

    I learnt first aid in connection with swimming. I did a course which gave me the title junior lifegaurd. 10 November 2009, 15:33
  • Hannah Deards did this action

    At School...

    At my school everyone has the chance to get a HeartStart qualification. This basically was what to do if someone is unconsious, and CPR. I also spent my own time with my mum learning about all sorts of other things as she was a nurse and a St. Johns Amblluance instructor. It's good to knwo that you'd know what to do in a situation, and that your school friend do to, if ever (god forbid) that it was you who was in that situation. 28 October 2009, 14:45
  • Jennie Parker Jennie Parker did this action

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    I took a first aid course while I was at High School & felt much better once I'd done it - I'd be much more confident on what to do now if I ever needed to. 09 July 2009, 20:32

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