{"id":9462,"date":"2013-12-10T11:45:34","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T11:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9462"},"modified":"2014-03-24T12:49:27","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T12:49:27","slug":"the-best-christmas-present-first-aid-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/the-best-christmas-present-first-aid-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Christmas Present: First Aid Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Did you know? The Festive season is one of the busiest for A&amp;E departments with more than <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">80,000 injuries<\/span>, pushing the monthly average number of accidents in the UK to its highest level &#8211; in some cases, these result in death.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sxWIM-Fkzqc\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nInstant first aid intervention might prevent some of these \u2013 but the chances are that anyone present when the accident occurred wouldn\u2019t have a clue about what to do.\u00a0 In fact, it is estimated that that as many as<em><strong> 140,000 lives might be saved each year if someone with the necessary training was able to offer instant first aid.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\nThe UK is one of the lowest-ranking countries in Europe when it comes to knowledge on how to administer first aid. This compares extremely unfavourably with the 80% of people in Germany and Scandinavia who possess first aid skills as a direct result of first aid training being an integral part of both the school curriculum and vehicle driving test.\r\n\r\nSome schools are able to offer first aid training outside of the curriculum, and one of those is Werneth Primary School in Oldham. They have been training their pupils for 5 years in first aid skills, and last year 3 of the students used their knowledge to save lives by preventing family members from choking.\r\n\r\nWork is also being done in the House of Commons to remedy this situation, with the All Party Parliamentary Group for First Aid. The APPG\u2019s key focus is practical &#8211; offering free first aid training to MPs. It is hoped this will encourage people in their constituencies and around the country to follow their lead. The APPG will also aim to find the most effective way to ensure as many people as possible have the skills to save a life.\r\n<h2><strong>Do you have first aid training? Do you think schools should be offering training?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/xmasprize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9394\" alt=\"xmasprize\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/xmasprize.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/xmasprize.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/xmasprize-250x76.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/xmasprize-120x36.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Did you know? 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