First Aid Trainer Courses

You can take First Aid trainer courses on line or off line, but if you do the First Aid trainer courses on line, you will have to do some practical exams too. On line First Aid trainer courses would obviously suit a busy person or someone who lives remotely. Please look on this web page on the subject to find out more details about any specific First Aid trainer courses.

First Aid Trainer Courses

Everyone should take one or two First Aid trainer courses. These are courses that provide basic First Aid training to non-medical personnel, so that if you are the first person to arrive on the scene of an accident you will know what to do to comfort or even keep that person alive until medical staff arrive.

I have been the first on the scene of an accident. I did not know what to do and I felt awful for the the unconscious man who had come off his bike at speed. Luckily for him another man arrived a few minutes later and he did know what to do. I felt and was totally useless to that cyclist.

Basic First Aid trainer courses will cover the things you need to know to be of use in most situations - things such as cuts, breaks, burns, choking, heart attacks, drowning and car crashes et cetera.

The general procedures taught in these First Aid trainer courses are often known as the "Four P's", which stands for: Preserve life, Prevent further injury, Promote recovery and Protect yourself.

The cycle of events is called 'ABC', which stands for Airways, Breathing and Circulation. This means that you should check the person's mouth and nose to see whether they are blocked; then make sure that they are breathing (by resuscitation if necessary) and then stem any loss of blood by the use of bandages and tourniquets if necessary.

First Aid trainer courses are pretty easy to find both on and off line. Many First Aid trainer courses will provide a certificate of competence to those who pass, although it is the knowledge that you know what to do that is most important.

Apart from the "Four P's" and the 'ABC', there are also more specific First Aid trainer courses which are perhaps career-related. For example, soldiers and police may need to be able to deal with gunshot wounds and serious crashes.

Teachers and scout masters may need to know more about choking and broken limbs and supervisors in a factory may need to know about chemical burns. These specialist First Aid trainer courses are often prerequisites of the job or are rovided as in house traing by the employer.

But where does that leave you - the ordinary Mum, Dad, brother, sister or citizen? Think about First Aid trainer courses, you never know when you may need the knowledge and I am sure that if ever you have a nasty accident, you will be hoping that the first person to come to your aid will be someone who has taken one of the First Aid trainer courses, not someone like I was.