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Every now and then we do deal with some serious topics on this site… This is one of them! I wonder how many people reading this actually know how to administer CPR?

Perhaps many people think they do, but if it came to the crunch do you really know? It’s a basic piece of knowledge we should all be equipped with – and, trust me, having seen it on TV shows is no substitute for proper training. And, even if you have been properly trained how, you need to check your information from time to time – guidelines change.

As a starter, this video is well worth looking through (further on there is a real life example).

Personally, I think CPR (and basic first aid), should be taught as a requirement in schools around the world from a very early age. Every kid knows how to call 911 – but how many without the help of a 911 operator would have the knowledge to keep someone alive in an emergency? Hell, why couldn’t we give them an annual refresher course too – so that by the time kinds leave school the basics of lifesaving are second nature to them? Imagine how many lives could be saved? Read the rest of this entry »

I was thinking to myself the other day about ‘what if’s’ like what would happen if everyone found out god never existed, or what would happen if the hadron collider blew up, and more realistically what would I do if I was caught up in a serious incident and how would I behave.

I’m going on the presumption that I have escaped the incident unscathed, it could be a plane crash, a bus accident, or maybe an explosion. Serious incidents happen every day and most of us (including me) go through life thinking it could never happen to us, well your wrong, it could happen to you and me alike.

Obviously if this was happening to someone you know you would obviously run to the rescue to help your loved ones, but how would you react towards complete strangers? I would like to think that most of us would try and help the suffering and injured as much as possible, but the fact remains that in most cases people panic, think of only themselves, the rush of adrenaline makes you feel disorientated and not knowing what the hell is going on, this is human nature and a reaction that is completely normal.

I want to give you all some advice on how to keep your cool and how to be the hero in such situations, help your fellow human beings and gain ‘hero’ status in the process. Read the rest of this entry »