It’s a good thing to know, as is CPR. I think everyone who is able should learn these potentially life-saving measures. It just takes the desire to learn them and some practice, and you can save a life.
I received training on these measures, and it is not a big deal to learn them. If you were in a Scout program — or, certainly, the military — chances are you’ve had this instruction. I was in both, and also took a semester-long college course in First Aid. Check with your local Red Cross, as they may offer a class in these very critical — yet not difficult — life-saving measures. The first rule of thumb for you, the person faced with applying these measures in a real situation, is DO NOT PANIC. Go to your training, and get the job done.
Thanks for posting this.
I was going to say much the same-I had medical training, but also learned those things in the military, but...even before that, the Boy Scouts.
There used to be millions of young men who knew what to do, or at least had an idea of what to do in a medical emergency. And it wasn’t to pull out your cell phone and call 911. And they knew that because they had been in the Boy Scouts.
But the homosexualization and feminization of the Boy Scouts has made that a thing of the past.
I am signed up for such a class taking place next month, thru the USCCA…
Ditto. Scouts & military first aid; more later, to keep up with changes.
Even in later grammar school they taught basics, during the 50s: The “Three Bees”: Blood; Breathing; Bones, in that order.
Bleeding out will kill faster than not breathing; broken bones are low on the list of death causes.