The work that medical professionals do is incredible. They save lives every day, and it’s their job to care for you when you are at your weakest. One of the biggest obstacles for physicians, however, is getting to the patient in time to diagnose and treat, particularly in an emergency. Strokes, blood loss and heart attacks are just a few of the many medical situations in which the time it takes to reach the patient can drastically affect their outcome, and unfortunately a lot of the time, these illnesses strike suddenly and outside the safe environment of a hospital. However, there are some things that non-medical professionals can do to help the emergency services and doctors, and improve a patient’s chance of recovery.
First Aid courses are a brilliant way to get to grips with the basic training you could one day need. For some jobs it is a legal requirement for you to be first aid trained, but even if this isn’t the case, it’s a great life skill to have gained.
All these services offer slightly different courses and levels of training, and you can often receive first aid training through your workplace or community organization, so it’s worth doing your research to find the right path for you. What is the same throughout the courses, however, is the basic understanding of medical procedures you may need to know in an emergency situation. We have outlined a couple of procedures below that could help save a life if you’re in the right place at the right time, but there are many more that you can learn on a first aid course. The below examples are based on government or national guidelines, and although not designed to replace official first aid training, they can help start you off with your research into first aid.
Performing hands-only CPR
People without CPR training can perform hands-only CPR by following the steps below.
Survey the scene
Make sure it’s safe for you to reach the person in need of help.Check the person for responsiveness
Shake their shoulder and ask loudly, “Are you OK?” For an infant, tap the bottom of the foot and check for a reaction.If the person isn’t responsive, seek immediate help
Call 911 or your local emergency services if the person isn’t responsive. You can also ask someone else to call. If you’re alone and believe the person is a victim of drowning, or if the unresponsive person is a child from age 1 to 8, begin CPR first, perform it for two minutes, then call emergency services.Check the heart with an automated external defibrillator (AED)
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