Free first aid courses
St John Ambulance is giving local people
the chance to be the difference
between a life lost and a life saved.
Introductory course
The charity is running free first aid courses on
Saturday 24 April at 10am and at
2pm at:
- Gosport – Unit 32 Regents Trade park, PO13 9EQ
- Ringwood – Greyfriars Community Centre, BH24 9DW
- Farnborough – 99 Hawley Lane (opposite Lok ‘n’ Store), GU14
8JG7
There’s no time to pick up a book or google “how to resuscitate your child
Gareth Bloomfield
Molly's dad
The 90-minute introductory course will cover
choking, bleeding, resuscitation and recovery position.
Research carried out on behalf of St John
Ambulance has shown that 25 per cent
of the population would do
nothing in an emergency and 58 per cent would not
feel confident trying to save a life.
The difference campaign has
been backed in Hampshire by single dad Gareth Bloomfield, 40, who
used first aid skills to revive daughter Molly
when she stopped breathing after falling off a swing at the age of
four.
He said: 'If the information is not there, you
can't use it. There's no time to pick up a book or google
“how to resuscitate your child”!'
George Ringrow, County Chief Executive Officer
for St John Ambulance in Hampshire said: 'We hope people will take
up this offer to learn the basics.
'You never know when any of us will be called
on to make the difference between a life saved and a life
lost.'
St John Ambulance is giving away free first
aid guides. To get your free pocket sized guide, just text
LIFE to 85010 or visit the St John Ambulance website for more
information on the campaign http://www.sja.org.uk/
You can also get advice on your iPhone with
the St John Ambulance first aid app, available through iTunes.
Key results show that in the
South East of England:
- Nearly half (40%) would try and do first aid
despite not having the skills
- Just over a quarter (26%) wrongly said they
knew what first aid to do