Benefits of First Aid Training

Living in this unpredictable age of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Haiti's earthquake and Japan's earthquake/tsunami, it would be very prudent for everyone to be educated in first aid training. First aid training isn't just for volunteers for the Red Cross anymore, and anyone can learn some simple steps on how to treat someone who has been injured.

Some things you can learn in a first aid training class:

• Times to call 911


• How to treat the following until help arrives:
  
  
  
  
  
  • Respiratory difficulties 
  
  
  • Heart attacks 
  
  
  • Strokes
  
  
  • Heat Exhaustion
  
  
  • Hypothermia
  
  
  • Bleeding Control
  
  
  • Burn Treatment
  
  
  • Adult CPR (ask about child and infant CPR, as well)
  
  
  • Broken Bones
  
  
  • Head and Neck Injuries
  
  
  
  

You can be in that one moment that determines if someone lives or dies. First aid isn't just applying pressure to deep, veinal cuts or creating splints for broken or fractured limbs. First aid training can save a person's life and help avoid paralysis after an accident. For example, if a person falls on the ground, the person who is trained in first aid would know not to move the victim, because the victim could become paralyzed if moved the incorrect way. They would keep them still until the emergency medical transit team came and transported the victim to the hospital.

First aid training will look good on your resume. An employer wants a person who can bring a little something extra for the money he is paying her. God forbid if Bob has a heart attack on his payroll, Jill can step in with CPR until the medics arrive.

Become certified as a teacher and make some extra money teaching first aid. Call or search online for your local American Red Cross, American Heart Association or American Safety Health Institute for more information on instructor courses.