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Who Needs First Aid Courses
from:While most of us believe that we'll never need them, first aid courses are for more than just medical workers. By taking some time out of your life to learn about first aid care, you can help to prevent severe injuries as well as help someone who is scared. Many people can benefit from first aid courses. In fact, here are some of the people who can benefit the most.
Caregivers
Whether you are a licensed caregiver or a family member trying to help out another family member or friend, first aid courses can help you be prepared for any situation. By teaching you how to assess an injury and what to do about it, you will be able to be more confident about providing the best care possible for your loved one. While these courses might not be able to teach you how to cure them, knowing how to perform CPR or to treat a wound can help them during the first crucial moments of an accident or an illness. And this knowledge will help you until an emergency squad can arrive.
Students
If you are in school or you're planning to go away to school, first aid courses can be a great way to prepare. Because you might be away from familiar settings, it is far more likely that you will be in a situation where you or someone you know might be injured. To help in these times, a first aid course will show you what you can do with minor injuries, while also helping you determine when your help will not be enough. Even just learning how to hold someone's hand until help arrives can mean the difference between a patient in shock and a patient who stays calm.
Parents
Your child is your most precious gift in this world, and first aid courses will help you in protecting them from harm. By learning how to give the Heimlich maneuver, for example, you can save a child who is choking. As a parent, these skills will help you maintain a cool head in injury situations, helping to keep your child calm too. Children want to feel as though you will always be able to help and to protect them, after all.
Those Who Work with People
While this group of people seems ambiguous, this is far from the truth. Whenever you have a job or a duty that interacts with people, there is a chance that they or you might be injured. With first aid courses, you will be able to step in and help immediately. For example, personal trainers can help a client who has hurt themselves during an exercise, providing them with the best service possible as well as the best help.
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LAWRENCE: First Aid Squad begins disbanding process (The Lawrence Ledger)
With the pending sale of the Lawrence Township First Aid Squad’s building to the township, the organization is in the process of disbanding, according to trustee Ken Kandrac.
Read more...Florham Park first aid volunteers seek $35 donations (Florham Park Eagle)
FLORHAM PARK - Households in the borough are being asked to contribute $35 to the Florham Park Memorial First Aid Squad.
Read more...Herbertsville First Aid Squad needs members (Brick Township Bulletin)
The Herbertsville First Aid Squad urgently needs new members. Volunteer to save a life and help a neighbor. All training is provided at no cost. For information, call 732-840-9116 or visit www.herbertsville.org.
Read more...Girl Scouts present Community Awards to Millstone First Aid Squad (Examiner)
MILLSTONE — The township Girl Scouts recently presented Service Unit Community Awards to the Millstone Township Volunteer First Aid Squad — Richard Brody, Bill Nurko, Susan DiVila and Millstone Township service unit manager, Diana Kohlhepp. This award recognizes community members whose services have contributed directly to a troop/group or service unit.
Read more...G8 expected to back new approach to food aid (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The Group of Eight rich nations is expected to back a U.S. proposal next week that would seek a more "coordinated approach" to food aid and development, a top U.S. official said on Friday.
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