Can you save a Life?

I am also interested in first aid because I am the same afraid as you. But I've always failed in doing it without courage and perserverance. I don't have the approach and the energy, however, I know it's not a good excuse, so I hope I could make success after a year.

Oh yes ! in our school days I have learn't the first aid part of it and am well on that. But, if anything serious the only help is to take the person to a near by hospital. I m afraid to pull a person from waters where it needs a good skill for that to save life. I know swimming but am afraid.

I think I remember enough on how to give first aid to do so if necessary. I know that often if I am first at the scene of an accident, and this has happened a couple of times, that I do know that it is important to immobolize the person if there was a chance of head or neck injury. I once came up on a roll over on the interstate. The person was out walking around, kind of stumbling. It was me and one other person on scene before EMS showed up. I told the guy that he had to come sit down and let me hold his neck completely still until EMS workers showed. At first he resisited but then I was able to reason with him that if he didn't there was a posibility that he could do more damage. Once I got him to sit down he stated that his left arm was numb and when the EMS workers got there they immediately put a neck brace on him and strapped him on a backboard. They stated that what I had done was the right thing. As far as actual CPR, I have never had to preform that but I do remeber how.

I was a member of Red cross in coleege and they taught us CPR and first aid. But I haven't been in a situation where I could have used it. But if that instance comes I hope I can apply my knowledge and not be too nervous.

Hmmm, that's a difficult situation to get into. Thank god, I haven't been put into that kind of situation. After reading your post, I'm actually thinking of learning basic first-aid procedures. It's gonna be helpful not just for others who I can possibly save, I could also use it for myself in case the people around me don't know what to do.

I maybe can help someone to breath and try to make the heart to beat again, but besides that I'm out. I only know what I learned in the movies :D

a wonderful discussion actually...most of the mergency cases like accidents best thing is to call ambulance and since i dont know how exactly to do first aid i shall let ppl other ppl around to do and try not to mess up the situation with unnecessary interference..then best thing would be to have a person with o+ve blood group taken to hospital so that if blood bank doesnt have enough blood stocked he will be of great use...

I will try my best to save a life if I face these kinda circumstances. It is always good to save someone's life. Saving a life also gives a pleasure. Skills are needed but more intelligence can help better as it will help to rescue by using less physical effort and consume less time. Its also necessary to have a basic knowledge about first aid. Its mandatory. Happy myLotting!!!

I was first aider at work and had to attend St John's Ambulance courses every year. Thankfully I never had anything major to attend to but I do know CPR