Do you know how to save a life?

Posted September 11, 2014 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger


At any given time, skills learned through first aid training could help someone in need or even save a life! Take for example the recent news story of two Toronto men who spent their flight to Beijing keeping a man alive who was suffering from a cruising-altitude heart attack; or the story about an EMT volunteer who saved a newborn baby’s life, after being notified of the nearby emergency through his smartphone app.

To mark World First Aid Day (September 13), we are celebrating these everyday heroes because first aid is for everyone, everywhere, whether it is at home, at work or out for a walk in the park.



Three women from Quinte, Ontario, were out for a day in the park when they came across an unconscious man. Tracy, Hanna and Matraca performed life-saving first aid and CPR upon finding him in the water.





 

Brian and his wife Chantelle, from Ontario, took a first aid training course in preparation for the birth of their baby; Brian ended up using his training to save his wife’s life when she collapsed a couple weeks after delivering their baby.

 






Brandon from Gander, Newfoundland was only 10 years old when he had to use his Red Cross life-saving skills to help save his little sister. When his sister fell through ice, Brandon knew what to do to help her.








Russ was at work at Walmart when he noticed a customer choking; he was able to use his first aid training to perform abdominal thrusts to successfully help her breathe again.








Situations like these can happen anywhere, at anytime. Having the skills and being confident in how to assist through first aid training can save lives.

Would you know what to do? Find more information on getting trained in Red Cross first aid and download the Canadian Red Cross First Aid app for handy tips on your phone when you need it!

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