Ground Zero - Growing Concerns
The recent calamities in China left the world quaking. One cannot help wondering if these ominous signs are a count down to Armageddon!
The recent calamities in China left the world quaking. One cannot help wondering if these ominous signs are a count down to Armageddon!
"Two months later the children were still able to work out whether a person was unconscious or asleep and whether an accident victim was breathing," said Georg Bollig from Department of Surgical Sciences, Haukeland University Hospital.
"The children could also remember the phone number of the emergency services and accurately describe their location," he said.
Proper First Aid for Seizures Not Shown in TV Medical Shows
Most TV medical shows do not depict proper first aid for seizures, a new study has found.
Most TV medical shows do not depict proper first aid for seizures, a new study has found.
"First aid training should begin in the kindergarten, via play, and be reinforced throughout school to increase confidence and encourage people to provide first aid should the need arise," added Bollig.
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Red Cross Urges Compulsory First Aid in Europe
The Red Cross on Wednesday urged European countries to make life-saving first aid training compulsory, warning that people were too reliant on emergency services.
The Red Cross on Wednesday urged European countries to make life-saving first aid training compulsory, warning that people were too reliant on emergency services.
Source-ANI
Lack of First Aid Knowledge Killing Thousands Each Year: UK Charity
A British charity has said that a wider knowledge of first aid techniques could save thousands of lives each year.
A British charity has said that a wider knowledge of first aid techniques could save thousands of lives each year.
