Emergency First Aid is Being Willing to Help First and Learning from the TV

Whilst the majority of the population have not had any formal first aid training, a large majority of those would still probably try to help in an emergency situation. As for most people, this is simply human nature to want to help to preserve human life. But, how would they handle the situation, what would or could they actually do?

The St John Ambulance, St. Andrews Ambulance Association and the British Red Cross recently conducted a poll where just fewer than 2000 people were asked about their attitudes and willingness to offer assistance in emergency situations. The survey revealed some interesting results. One in five people would attempt to administer emergency CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation) although 77% of the total survey participants did not know how to do it properly.

Isobel Sternfeld, a St. John Ambulance spokeswoman, pointed out that people should not be scared of trying to administer CPR, even if they have only seen it on the television. She said “When you're talking about things like CPR, you can't make things worse." and then added “If someone's not breathing, they're not breathing. If you don't do anything, they're still not breathing, but if you do something you will be giving them a chance.”

It seems that people take a lot from the television programs they watch and the likes of Holby, ER and Casualty do go long way towards giving people the confidence to act and to try to attempt to resuscitate people in every day life. The poll also revealed that men feel more confident about their abilities to attempt resuscitation with 30% of men surveyed saying they would try compared to 20% of the female participants. Despite the willingness to help, most of those surveyed said they did not know how to treat minor everyday injuries properly. First Aid is easy if you know what to do, although most of its application is based around common sense. However, the study revealed that 57% did not know how to help someone who had fainted and sixty percent were unaware of the correct way to deal with a nosebleed.

Actual first aid training is not always available but it’s certainly advisable to own a first aid manual. In fact, every home and family should own one. First Aid Manuals are excellent for providing simple step-by-step guides on treating injuries and for giving guidance on how to respond in emergency situations. A basic first aid kit should be another key inclusion in the home or family environment.

BBC: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7860557.stm

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