Do you know how to give first aid? have you ever done it?

I undergo first aid training and basic life support training for 1 week under Red Cross of the Philippines as part of our training plan last 2008. I can say that I know some way to give first aid. But one thing is that I am very afraid to see large womb, bloods and human flesh. One of my co-worker had an accident in the machine that he is using, as an HR, me and my officemate nurse assist him and do first aid on his hand and we rushed him to the clinic.

Hi phoenix! I know a little bit about first aid, but not much! I know how to deal with some injuries, but only to an extent! I've haven't taken CPR classes in years, but would try if I had to, although I don't remember the counts and pray I never have to try! I've also seen the Heimlich Maneuver done, and again would just pray I could do it if necessary! I was a medical assistant working in doctors offices, but had only taken some medical courses and had most of my training on the job, so no real emergency training since I worked in camps when I was a kid! But, I'm not afraid and have assisted injured people before so would do whatever I could!

I don't know ho to give first aid. It is one of the things I have always wanted to learn, and just never gotten around to. I think it would be very good to know. There should be a way to make more people (including me) learn it.

I trained at red cross and know how to give first aid as well as cpr :D i'm happy i took the training i trained before when i was still a marine biology student but had forgotten haven't tried it out in real life though i hope i won't have to but at least i know how to :D

hi, there. i have taken some first aid lessons. i learned how to perform CPR then. i took them more than fifteen years ago and fortunately i have never had the chance to perform CPR so i might forget how to do it. as for treating injury, i have given a first aid that i learned at the lessons to my firend who got seriously injured. i met him in a ski resort in Japan. he was staying in the same hotel and he lived in the same city i live in so we became friends. the next day, we went skiing with other friends and the accident happened. when we skied down the hill together, we had a serious fall! then one of our ski ran over his wrist. blood gushed up from the wrist and the snow around him turned red immediately. one of our friends ran to call a rescue worker and i and another friend gave him a first aid. i pressed his gaping cut with my palm in order to stop the blood and raised his arm higher than the chest. after a while i tried to keep the position and pressing the cut. when the rescue worker came, the flooding blood seemed to subside. he was sent to the hospital near the ski resort and the doctor said the ski edge reached his bone and ,without his glove, the ski might have cut his wrist off. well, his hand is OK now, but at that time, we were so scared!

well if you want to give first aid make sure you know what to do because it might get worst if you give a wrong first aid, many of my friends know about giving first aid because we are belong to a scouting organization in our city, and some of my friends specialty is first aid, well for me I don't have enough knowledge to perform a first aid because my specialty is nature appreciation and know tying. You can try to join some group or organization who teach some first aid. we really need to learn First aid. because accident happen anytime anywhere in any condition.

Yes, I do know how to provide first aid as well as advance first aid. I worked with our City's rescue unit for about 13 years starting out as a volunteer until becoming a full paramedic. Now, I am presently working as a medic of our SWAT unit. I have been trained to respond to all sorts of emergencies and provide basic and advance life support. For me it is really important that a person should know how to provide care, even in just the basic setting considering that accidents may happen anytime.

I have provided first aid to a lot of people. My work before is in the ambulance service and I provide basic life support as well as advance life support. I have also provided care even during off duty. There were occasions that I was a witnessed to some accidents and despite the fact of being off, I find the need to help. Well, it is important that have training on first aid knowing that if you provide inappropriate care may cause more harm than good.

giving first aid is not that simple as we might give more harm than good to the victim. theres proper way on how to do it. i used to trained in red cross, they taught us every thing there though since i didnt use it i already forget on how to do it again specially the counting, theres count in it like how many blow or how much air we need to give to the victim and how many pump. we cant just give pump nor air blow as like what i said we might only give more harm than good. and when it comes to bondage i already forgot how to tie as theres different tie in every injuries.

i don’t know about first aid much. Yes i know these things are really needed in the case of any injury unless medical help come. But i have studied during the school time these things but as there is no practical implementation was possible i have not practiced and by god grace i did not get the chance to do this with any.

Hello I am a retired professor, have taught in colleges for over 44 years, undergoing a training in 'First aid' was essential , so i did it in 1968, i know how to give first aid and have enjoyed giving it during sports and other activity in college.. Thank you so much for this post. Professor ‘Bhuwan’. . Cheers have a lucky day ahead. God bless you. Welcome always.

well... i attended the basic safety training for seafarers since it was a requirement for office-based personnel of our company. it was years ago and though i paid much attention to the training, i never had any experience in applying it. so now i guess i'm not too confident in giving first aid. i'll probably read about it to refresh my memory, thanks for reminding this topic!

I am a trained first aider, I was trained for work with the Brownies and I was also First Aider at work. Luckily I have never had any major incidents to deal with.

it's best not to give first aid if you don't know it.. it may cause more harm in the patient better yet let the experienced first aid giver take the place.... in most of the hospital they are giving first aid seminars hopefully people will have the interest to attend and be a first aider.