why do we need first aid training?
139541
I took first aid last year, and really enjoyed it. It is one of those subjects that are really practical and are good life skills. Every person should learn it, so that they should be able to help another person in an emergency. Most of all, you should know what to do if you or your sibling/children need help.\n\nYou wont regret learning first aid. You can save a life!!!
314295
Where I'm from, we have individual medic units for different areas of the county.  When we EMT's have a call that we want medics for (a cardiac, trauma, etc.), we advise our dispatchers, and they call out for the medics.  If the medic unit is available, they come help us out.  If they don't have a unit in the area, you can wait for the next closest unit (which is often about 30 minutes away), or you "scoop and run" and pray like hell that the person doesn't crash in the back of the ambulance!
889511
why in the hell do you need that??
397792
Without knowing exactly what it is you want to learn it's hard to answer your question. You can do a search on any subject that interests you or find someone online who is skilled in whatever subject you would like to learn. I have about 20 years experience in prehospital emergency care that I would be willing to share with anyone interested, I'm sure there are others with different skills who feel the same.
909832
because the training is serious.
402728
I think so, if you have no education and you get hurt what will you have to fall on? I would rather for my son to have an education and a career to have just in case that fatal day come when he cam play anymore. I think that make a lot of sense
716226
always check peoples pockets for ID or medication cards.........if your gonna put them in the recovery position, always check for needles cause u could get a needle stick injury, and always try and find out if the person has a heart condition because you must never raise the legs of someone with a heart condition and keep the person warm because the body slows down and starts shutting down organs...........but the first role should always in every emergency.........look for danger,,,,,,,then airway....breathing........circulation.......and always phone 999 straight.
670378
there should be assorted bandages, adhesive tapes, rolls of gauze, gauze pads, antibiotic ointments (single packs keep them sterile), antiseptic whipes, iodine whipes, ammonia inhalant pads, cold packs, scissors, tweezers, latex or non-latex gloves, first aid booklet. And I'm not sure if keeping oxygen is legal or not, If your not sure by now, check with an ambulance service or city hall, or even police to double check. I've heard that you need a prescription to have Oxygen unless it's in a health-care facility or you are medical personnell.\nStandard first aid kits come with all this and sometimes more, and also include the booklet about each product in them for you.   I hope this helped!
552465
To conserve body heat and energy.
1108298
you sure can -  i would just make sure you have been around the age of the child you are going to sit for and know some first aid tips - CPR is always a good one to know you can take a first aid class in just a few hours on a Saturday - however this isn't necessary- but if you are sitting an infant make sure you know how to change diapers and feed them detail stuff like that  - and just be responsible and use your noggin and you should do great!!
669611
in case of an emergency... like you stop breathing during your procedure or something... that way they can get to you quick to work on you and not have to take the time to cut off all of your clothes with scissors.
423978
Animal Rescue\n\nIt will help teach safety.
435069
maybe they should have taken your collarbone injury ahead of the gunshot victim, the heart attack patient, and of course the baby not breathing! Just because we get hurt and WE think its a terrible thing, it does not preclude the fact theat others are suffering worse than we are and need attention much sooner than we do. Triage. You'd want it done that way for your family members, and thats how its done for everyone.
74940
Here for first aid:\nhttp://www.instructorscorner.org/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentId=2271\n\nand here for cpr:\nhttp://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3035517
223464
The tonsils are actually needed for immunological reasons which was discovered recently but you actually need everything in your body but if say your spleen/appendix was damaged you will not die without it. Wisdom teeth are probably the one thing that we do not need.
139558
Absolutely NO NO NO.  You have them everyday in real life and you need the training to be prepared.
1043873
I am an aid at a hospital and I do one on one care all the time. You may be needed to bathe the patient, feed the patient, change bedding and perform vital sign checks. If they are on medical watch then you may need to closely monitor them to make sure they aren't trying to pull IV's and other medical aids out. If they are there for behavioral reasons you may need to monitor them for suicide or agression. These are just a few things that may be required. The job all depends on the patient's problems. Your Nurse in charge should be able to give you details as they are needed.