Want to Live Longer? (Health and Safety in General)

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Product:	Health and Safety in General
Date:	12/10/01 (39 review reads)
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Advantages: Confidence in a crisis, Life Saving Skills, A skill for life

Disadvantages: Need to do your homework, Deals with worrying situations

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY...
One day I decided to paint my lounge. As usual my partner just wanted to watch TV so I did it myself. Unfortunately, I stepped down off my stepladder and trod on my hammer (which I used to crank open the paint can). Let's just say it hurt and it bled - loads! I grabbed a tea towel and pushed it onto my foot. I shouted my partner and asked that he run out and get something to sort out my wound. Now - here's a warning - he returned with a bottle of surgical spirit. OUUUUUUCHHH NOOOOOOOO!
If you would find this worrying, read on. If you thought this was the right move, read on!!!!!!!

DOES YOUR HOUSE HAVE A FIRST AIDER?
When you cut your foot open you need pressure and elevation and a kind loving approach - followed by a trip to the doctors. How do I know this? From painful experience and 10 years as a St John Ambulance Cadet. Who will be there for your little mishaps? Who is the lifesaver in your home? Yes it sounds negative but imagine the peace of mind of knowing that you can save your child's life? You can also use first aid in less life threatening situations to make things easier and more pleasant for any casualty.

WANT YOUR CHILD TO BE A PLAYSTATION CHAMP, A SPICE GIRL OR A LIFE SAVER?
I strongly believe in the work of voluntary organisations that can keep your kiddies entertained during their teens for an evening a week doing something other than attaching themselves to some electronic box (I'm 24 and hooked to my PC 24 hours a day but hey!). The Guides, Scouts, GVC, Army Cadets and many others include First Aid and related subjects in their activities. Even a basic grasp of the ABC or CPR will equip your child with the best knowledge for saving lives.

WHAT IF?
I travel on the train everyday and although a crash can often be a chilling thought that passes through my mind, from my teen courses, I know how to treat people and how to manage first aid emergencies involving lots
of casualties. I can also advise other what to do if I am too injured to assist.

WALK ON BY?
I have seen many a pensioner trip, fall or have a funny turn in public. I have so far only had to offer a kind word, some assistance onto their feet (once I'd checked for any serious injury) and an offer of a cup of tea at a nearby café. When my granddad fell ill with cancer, I felt confident to go and stay at his house on the odd weekend knowing that should he feel unwell or fall, I could at least do something to help until professional help arrived.

INSPIRE OTHERS..
If you have first aid knowledge you can, through St John for example, apply to become a cadet trainer or join and gain enough experience to train other adults. There are many organisations that need volunteers to help with such vital work with the public. Look in the yellow pages, read dooyoo opinions and look on the net! Even if you pass on you thoughts about your course to dooyoo or friends, they do can benefit.

UNDERSTAND CASUALTY and HOLBY CITY
Well, if nothing else, and I haven't convinced you, I take it you may be a couch potato like me - imagine the joy of being more clever than you partner - outguessing the triage nurses on telly by getting your diagnosis in first!

WHAT CAN I DO TO FIND OUT MORE?
Buy a first aid book published by a recognised organisation like St John Ambulance or The Red Cross.

Encourage your kids to join St John Ambulance or another organisation that covers first aid.

Go on a course with work so that you can be an asset to your workmates.

Go to a public course - check on the net, the local paper and any first aid organisation for details.

Watch 999 - if studying isn't your bag - take in a dose of this thought provoking but sometimes over the top show!

Buy a Triangular bandage from the chemist - it's a sling, a dressing and a very good basic first aid kit in itself!


Live Longer, and be your family's first aider. It's better than getting to level 30005 on death bludgeon 6 on the Dreamcast !

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