What are the contents of basic first aid skills popularization training?

At present, the core content of basic first aid science training for the general public in China is the treatment of critical and critical illnesses such as sudden death and airway foreign body obstruction, where the golden rescue time does not exceed 10 minutes. This part is also the module with the largest proportion and the most practical exercises in all trainings. Last month, we went to an old community in Hangzhou to do science popularization. The day after the class ended, we received feedback from residents. Aunt Zhang, who was in her 50s, used the Heimlich maneuver she had just learned to save her 3-year-old grandson who had a longan throat stuck at home. Even doctors from the community hospital came to ask us about the registration channel for follow-up training.

When it comes to teaching how to operate an AED (automated external defibrillator), there are actually different opinions in the industry. Some primary care workers think that the AED itself has full voice guidance. Even those who have no basic knowledge can just follow the prompts and they will be able to survive.； There are also some senior first aid instructors who are worried that people who have not experienced the practice will easily apply counter electrodes in panic and forget to remove the metal jewelry on the patient, which will delay the rescue time. Therefore, most trainings now provide simulators for everyone to try it out. Even if they just memorize the general process, they will not be so panicked that they will not dare to step forward if something happens.

After explaining the most urgent life-saving skills, the rest of the content is basically about dealing with small accidents that everyone encounters every day. A young man who just entered college came to our public welfare class and said that he sprained his ankle while playing last week. He asked his teammates for safflower oil and kneaded it until it was swollen into a small bun. It took him hundreds of dollars to go to the hospital to reduce the swelling. After hearing this, he learned that acute sprains should be treated with cold compresses within 72 hours. He could not rub or use blood-activating medicine at all. He held a simulated ice pack and laughed non-stop. It will also correct many misunderstandings that have been spread for a long time. For example, you should not apply toothpaste when you have a burn, you should not raise your head when you have a nosebleed, and you need to evaluate whether to receive rabies vaccine even if there is no bleeding after being scratched by a cat or dog. These are the most frequently asked questions in every training.

In addition to specific operational skills, the training will also include a lot of practical pre- and post-common knowledge. For example, when calling 120, you must first explain the specific location and the current state of the injured. Don't cry and say "hurry up and save people" as soon as you call 120, which will waste the most precious communication time.； When you arrive at the rescue scene, first check to see if there are any risks such as electric shock or secondary collisions. Don’t get involved yourself if you can’t save anyone. ； There is also the issue of responsibility for rescue that many people are concerned about. We will also break down the emergency rescue exemption clause in the Civil Code to dispel everyone’s worries of “rescuing someone but being extorted instead.”

It is not difficult to talk about these contents. Most of them can be memorized by practicing two or three times. When you really encounter an accident, it is much more effective than searching for ten-minute first aid videos on the Internet in a hurry.