bigbaldguy
Former medic seven years 911 service in houston
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I like the idea. Someone mentioned that some people don't help because they are afraid they don't know how. So teach them how. Even if it is a dumbed down version of first aid it might be good. Things like
1. Don't drag someone out of car.
2. Don't yank a helmet off a guy.
3. Direct pressure to stop bleeding.
4. Check the airway of someone who's unresponsive
5. Basic BSI
6. Scene safety and awareness.
Simple things like that. The training could be incorporated into existing drivers ed courses and the test could be part of the computer based test people already take to get a DL. How many times have you rolled up to the scene of a mva and found that well meaning bystanders have helped someone get out of a car and walked/carried them 50 yards away to a bench then wedged a jacket under their neck.
It wouldn't have to be a 3 day course in first aid. Just an hour or two on the very basic things that a bystander might have to do in the 5 or 10 minutes it takes for first responders to show up.
1. Don't drag someone out of car.
2. Don't yank a helmet off a guy.
3. Direct pressure to stop bleeding.
4. Check the airway of someone who's unresponsive
5. Basic BSI
6. Scene safety and awareness.
Simple things like that. The training could be incorporated into existing drivers ed courses and the test could be part of the computer based test people already take to get a DL. How many times have you rolled up to the scene of a mva and found that well meaning bystanders have helped someone get out of a car and walked/carried them 50 yards away to a bench then wedged a jacket under their neck.
It wouldn't have to be a 3 day course in first aid. Just an hour or two on the very basic things that a bystander might have to do in the 5 or 10 minutes it takes for first responders to show up.
