Ooh... It is the end of the tests, and also the supreme rushing of ACE. For me, that is not really a problem since I do my ACE regularly, although not so for LA. Some people, whose names I will not state, are still trying to cope with their work (even after tests...). The thing I am looking forward to most now is our sabbatical, the CEPP thing. I have no idea what will happen there but I am sure that I will be able to apply the skills I have learnt in my CCA to overcome the problems there on the day itself. One of them is first aid. Several weeks ago, I went for the Standard First Aid Course held by Red Cross, spanning three weeks (every Saturday). Since then, I have learnt more about first aid then ever and how to respond to certain situations. Even more so, I have learnt to apply the basic principals of first aid and how to save people during the worst scenarios. These are the four main purposes of first aid...
(1) To preserve/ sustain life
(2) To prevent condition from worsening
(3) To promote recovery
(4) To provide comfort and relief
By fulfilling all four of these, and attending to the casualty before the "golden hour", there is a higher chance of your patient surviving! I feel that everyone should have some knowledge of first aid, so as to increase the number of people trained enough to save people on the streets. Otherwise, the "golden hour" might just run out even before the casualty is attended to.
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