Dear Editor,
I am always a firm believer of showing gratitude or giving Jack and Jackie their jacket when it is due.
I must say a special thank you to you ANR in allowing me to use your portal to express my sincere thanks to our local Red Cross Association for the great work they are doing in our community & for imparting their knowledge about First Aid & CPR to persons who are interested in the subject.
I will admit that I always took First Aid & CPR for granted.
However, after I attended a workshop I then realized the importance of having such knowledge, is a critical component, inorder to be a better first responder to persons who fall sick around us, which might be at home, in school, on the job site, on the highways or during accidents.
The First Aid & CPR training at the workshop was enlightening, fun filled and very informative. The participants all recieved first hand training about dealing with a non-responsive patient or a responsive patient, who at that moment has fallen ill & need help in a real life situation.
During the sessions I really felt like a professional medic. However, the course taught us & at the same time reality crept in and allowed me to realize that we are not EMT’s or doctors but ” first responders ” to a situation to prevent a medical situation from getting worst & simultaneously to stabilize the situation until professional help arrives.
Hence, our intervention could save a life. Of course calling 911 for the professional assistance is always required.
Besides leaving the workshop with a wealth of meaningful information, I left with a view, that at least one person in every home & every organization ( church, work, school etc) should be trained in First Aid & CPR .
Ofcourse, the more persons with the training, the better it would be. In addition, organizations & homes should be equipped with a proper first aid kit & an Artifcial External Defibrillator (AED) if it is possible.
I must give a High Five and a Thumbs up to the facilitators from Red Cross & the Fire department for imparting such intriguing information at the workshop. Victoria, the female facilitator from the Red Cross & Julien the male from the Fire department knows their stuff.
They did a great job!
As a people and as a society, we should not take the jobs of the police, firefighters, Red Cross, the military and our nurses & doctors for granted.
Their role, play a key component in our society and they certainly make a big difference during the time of need, especially now we are in our festive & hurricane season.
Alex
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