What is First Aid Training?

No one ever knows when an accident is going to happen, that is why they are called accidents, and otherwise they would be called expected events. If more people involve themselves in first aid training, the more lives that could likely be saved. First aid training is the medical assistance that is provided from a person who is not a doctor, nurse, or paramedic. It is the help that someone gives a person who is injured, choking, has stopped breathing, maybe had a heart attack, etc until medical help arrives. Basically they are one of the first people on the scene and provide temporary assistance in first aid, CPR, or AED if they know how to.

The main goals of first aid training are what are called the 4 P’s, preserve life, prevent further injury, promote recovery, and protect yourself. If an injury is something extremely minor then it may not even require a person who has been given first aid training to assist, someone with good common sense could likely assist. Unfortunately, that is not always the case and injuries or situations are not always that simple. Something as serious as having to administer CPR requires a degree of knowledge, although it is not...