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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  • tracy taylor tracy taylor and friends did this action and got 25 people to do it too

    basic first aid

    organised everyone at work to have basic first aid training. we have certificates! 18 August 2010, 00:53
  • 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
  • Maiii Maiii and friends did this action and got 3 people to do it too

    Doing It

    I go St Johns Ambulance and i am currantly doing it...A very Good thing to to. 24 May 2010, 11:15
  • Jani Jani did this action

    i've done it

    i've done it for my driver license 09 May 2010, 20:10
  • 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
  • Max Bortone did this action

    I Did This!

    I had to do it for my motorbike driving license. I took part at a 8 hours first aid course and they've shown me all the basics so that now i can help someone in trouble. :) 09 March 2010, 15:12
  • Oscar Wang Oscar Wang did this action

    Done

    I got the training from SOS International. 06 March 2010, 04:14
  • 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
  • UnKnowN UnKnowN did this action

    Too easy

    this website does not have everything i do but its cool 23 February 2010, 14:02
  • andy völk andy völk did this action

    Necessary for getting the Driver's License

    Hey, I'm living in Germany.
    Having joined a seminar about basic first aid is necessary in order to be in a position to get the driver's license.
    So, I've been there and doing it.
    But I have several notes cut out of magazines showing what to do in certain situations if I have a black-out about first aid.     22 February 2010, 18:29
  • Louise Cross Louise Cross did this action

    First aid

    I learnt it a while back, but recapped it recently, in a previous job where i worked as a shop assistant a young boy fainted and i could put the recovery position to use! As i was the only person around it really can help to learn :) 09 February 2010, 14:53
  • 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
  • Sandro did this action

    CRI

    i'm a member since 2003 of the italian red cross association that give first aid 02 January 2010, 16:50
  • 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
  • Tom Stoddard Tom Stoddard and friends did this action and got 25 people to do it too

    I did the frist aid course

    I di the first aud course with the air training corps and was awarded my first aiders badge. i found it really fun and is a very useful thing to learn. please go to www.162atc.co.uk to find out more about the air cadets in stockport or www.raf.mod.uk/aircadets to find out about us nationaly 12 November 2009, 15:11
  • 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
  • Caroline Daw Caroline Daw did this action

    First Aid

    I decided to take a first aid course with st john ambulance. I enjoyed it so much that i became a member and now i attend training every week. Not only that but i also help to teach cadets first aid too so feel like i'm passing on my first aid knowledge to others and it makes me feel really good 03 November 2009, 09:46
  • 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
  • Thomas Emms Thomas Emms did this action

    Done This....

    After being in the Army Cadets for 2 years we learn this every 2-3months,

    Its well worth knowing and can save lives!     23 October 2009, 12:48
  • Abi Watson Abi Watson did this action

    First Aid saves Lives

    I was working in a gym and one of the members had an accident, after that i insisted that we be put on a first aid course. 22 October 2009, 12:14
  • Rupert Whitehead did this action

    Basic First Aid

    Spending my life learning basic first aid...everything from CPR to how to treat Wernicke-Korsakoff Encephalopathy, it's just probably going to take a little while.... 08 October 2009, 22:47
  • Matilda Barton Matilda Barton and friends did this action and got 3 people to do it too

    First Aid

    my mum had to do a First Aid course for her new job , so she practiced it on me my bro and sis - we also had to learn it ... 08 October 2009, 16:16
  • Dan =D Dan =D did this action

    CPR

    Because i attend the army cadets, first aid is learned through different mnemonics. one very useful one is DR ABC which is for CPR. D - Danger: check for any immediate danger R - Response: Is the casualty responding to you? A - Airways: Open the casualty's airways B - Breathing: Are they breathing? C - CPR: If none of the above, start CPR. 22 September 2009, 19:45
  • Jennie Parker Jennie Parker did this action

    --

    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
  • First Aider First Aider did this action

    First Aid


    In Scotland St Andrew's First Aid do first Aid training, http://www.firstaid.org.uk (not St John)
     30 December 2007, 22:33

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