Take a senior first aid course – Be the life-saver in an emergency

You should have heard the phrase “Prevention is better than cure”. Well even if it comes to the stage of cure then proving a first aid treatment can prove to be a life saving measure. The basic concept of a first aid is to take initial care and provide preliminary treatment to an illness or wound. It is not necessary for a first aid treatment to be provided by a medical practitioner; it can also be performed by a non-expert.Only a basic knowledge of treatment will do; though obviously receiving first aid at the hands of an expert is better. Many times small ailments and wounds do not even require any more treatment after a first aid. Take the example of a common bruise someone receives during an accident, a small emergency first aid such as cleaning the wound, bandaging it and providing the person with a tetanus injection for preventing any further infections is enough to take care of the person wounds and he or she would not even need for further treatment.

If you have some senior members or toddlers in your family or taking care of some place with many old aged people or children coming in, it is very useful to have a person who has undertaken a senior first aid course around. He or she can impart the vital initial treatment in case of any emergency. Also it is very import to have well equipped first aid kits. Periodically check the expiry dates of the medicines or other equipment in the kit. Take the help of experts to get to know what is best to have in your first aid kit. You can also buy one of those readymade kits with all the basic equipments already present. Be safe and in case of an emergency you know what to do now.