how many of us are first aid trained?

[Scots_Charles_River]

Our local Red Cross do 1 day first aid courses on a random sporadic basis that are totally free. See if you can find a local Red Cross group and if they run courses.

I agree about the schools and colleges thing. Every member of staff in a school should have a minimum of an 8 hour first aid course trained on a regularly updated basis. It would be interesting to see how many teachers are in date with an emergency first aid cert. After all the first few minutes in a "situation" are the most important whilst you are waiting for the ambulance to turn up.

In my corridor, 7 staff = 140 kids, we have 3 staff with 2 day in date frist aid quals. But that't only cause we run climbing, DofE or teams. Not a requirement of a school to have many first aiders. Actually one first aider for 860 kids. The law is for a ratio of staff to first aiders, not for kids !

I teach CDT/Tech and we only have occasional minor (small plaster) cuts. Most nurse work is for sprains and lunchtime stuff.

I have only used my first aid kit/skills while taking kids outdoors/indoors climbing, for the last 14yrs, on members of the public not my kids !
Deciding when to call an ambulance - epileptics, asthma, anaphalaxys (spelling?) - is the key thing.

 

[nenook]

yep, full first aid at work, as an out door instructor we haftoo

nenook

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

im litttle bit trained but never had to use my aid kit on me nor anyone esle ^^

 

[Bush Matt]

Did the Advanced Explorer first aid course through BCUK with Forest Knights last year. Got to use the basics on a sporting injury on the tennis court just before Christmas. Applied the Ottawa rule to a damaged ankle – pronounced as not broken and then treated with RICE. Patient recovered well enough to buy me a beer last night!

Entertainingly the medical kit at the gym had run out of bandages and the reception staff (who were the only ones still there since the gym had closed) had no medical training.

 

[brandon26]

I am not so much trained about this but i know some medical treatments and i apply two or three times in bad situation

 

[greensurfingbear]

All the park rangers I work with are first aid trained to the 'first aid at work' level. But I'll be honest the course is aimed at office workers more than folk that work outdoors. Doesn't tend to cover chainsaw injuries or falling down hills lol.

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[Ross Bowyer]

Just doing the Medicine In Remote Areas (MIRA) Level 1 with Exmed at the moment. Superb Course, loads of hands on and instructors who have been 'there' and done 'it' for real.

 

[Bothwell_Craig]

Just doing the Medicine In Remote Areas (MIRA) Level 1 with Exmed at the moment. Superb Course, loads of hands on and instructors who have been 'there' and done 'it' for real.

That was what I and my colleagues found infuriating on many of the medical intervention courses we had been on and the reason why we set about creating our own.
We were getting instruction on Mountain Rescue medical courses from people who had clearly never set foot on a hill!!!

Thankfully, with regards to most specialist providers, that is now changing and there is no doubt that it makes a huge difference to the learning experience to be instructed by people who can talk the talk, have walked the walk and continue to remain current out with the classroom.

 

[astle9]

I am am first aid qualified, defib and RLSS qualified, i actually enjoy all aspects of the training involved, i attend training every couple of weeks via a friend who trains pool lifeguards. i have had to use all the qualifications over the years apart from the defib which is a new introduction.

 

[brianP]

I received a paramedic level years ago, and am currently a St John Instructor, Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness Medicine Instructor, and am trained in oxygen, IV, and combat wound closure. I agree with some that costs are ge tting high for first aid training, but have been working on putting together a certified online learning course where one does the bookwork and classwork online, then gets checked out by a skills tester in their area. This will be through ECSI training, and I hope to have an international list of testers soon.