I recently had the opportunity to attend and pass what I now realise are important first aid courses created by the wonderful Millie’s Trust. Now I don’t propose to talk about Millie’s Trust here and see my separate post. I more wanted to talk as to the importance of first aid courses.
One of the handy course booklets.
The last time I did a first aid course was when I was in my teens as a Venture Scout at a church in Wilmslow?!?!? Bearing in mind I am 53 years old in September that was, well, a while back. And back then cassettes were still in use, as were cassette Walkmans. For younger people, use Wikipedia for a definition.
The interesting thing is that I did remember a lot, well the basics from the first aid course that stuck with me over the years, though a lot was forgotten; though with the power of the Web you are now able to look up first aid or specifics such as bandaging.
Point is, I cannot emphasise how interesting I found the first aid courses, what I learnt, of how (God forbid) useful they will be for me. It is June now and over this month and May I completed three courses, acquiring the relevant qualifications.
First was the Mental Health First Aid course and an absolute must for the volunteering work I do at ANEW, CGL, and OCD Action.
Second was the Paediatric First Aid course, and whilst I do not have kids, I found this so important as a lot of principles apply across all age groups and meant that when completing my last course was able to both cement and build upon first aid knowledge.
Third and last was Emergency First Aid. Very useful indeed for life in general including work.
For me all of this is so important with my being an outdoor type who can easily come to mischief or see others doing the same when fell running, cycling, or outdoor swimming. And qualifications are valid for 3 years, but ultimately your learning goes beyond that. It is so, so important to have this knowledge as it does save lives and can also protect yourself when involved in extreme sports. Do, do look up why Millie’s Trust came about, what it does, and why you should look at its courses.
Here are a couple of videos from the Emergency First Aid course delivered by one of the founders of Millie’s Trust, Dan Thompson.
NOTES:
For younger readers, this is a cassette and this is a Walkman.
