Emergencies can happen at any time and in any place, and a delay in treatment a few minutes can mean death when the heart has stopped. When an emergency situation arises we need to know what to do and the appropriate procedures to follow. On may 8, 2007, Dave Griffiths gave us a lecture about how can we provide initial assistance to a suddenly sick or injured person?He called it as 'First Aid'.
There is no doubt that first aid has a significant role on our daily life. I am able to know more deeply about it from the lecture given by him. Dave told us what we should do when a sick or injured person needs our help?He told us some measures that are taken before the ambulance arrives. First- we should stop at affected people because they need our help. Second-we should think of our own safety. Because sometimes we don't know whether there are healthy or not. That's why, it is necessary to have some barriers such as gloves, plastic bags etc. After confirming that we should go to the injured person as soon as possible and try to talk to him softly. Besides, if needed, we should give him breath to continue his heart. Then we should dial 111 to require emmergency help. He also taught us some practical experiences how we can adjust ourselves with this kind of emergency. For example, for children bleeding , we should use red things or red bandage to cover the wound of them. Because they are afraid of blood and scared to death. Moreover, all age groups need 30 pushes to do 'CPR' and 2 breaths when they are not able to breath by themselves.
I learnt after his lecture, first aid is an important part of everyday life both at home and at work. For this reason, I think everybody should learn about first aid and be willing to administer basic care until emergency assistance arrive.
