Monday, July 28, 2008

Occupational First Aid









































Most people spend 8 hours at work.
Others, spend more than 12 hours.
That's around half of our day in the office.

Because we spend that much time at work and accidents happen..well..unexpectedly,
We need to be read
y to handle such situations.

For this reasons and more, the Occupational First Aid(OFA) course was introduced.

First Aiders are very important in many situations.

In a factory for instance, a chemical spill to the eye could render someone blind.
Factures, sprains, bleedings, these are common injuries and in other serious cases, severity may occur.
In such cases, knowing what to do, increases the victim's chance of survival.



If you would like to know more about the OFA course,
please visit http://www.firstaidtraining.com.sg/occupational_first_aid.html
'Til the next post. :)












Saving the world through your helping hands,
Abdul Rasheed Doad
Training Director
Singapore First Aid Training Centre

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

You?

In the event of an emergency, would you actually dare to perform what you've learnt at first aid courses?
Would
you be willing to give the kiss of life?

Hola, welcome to our blog.
What we're doing here isn't to market you a service or a product, we're not even trying to sell ourselves.
What we're trying to do here(which we put our heart and soul into),
is to market a number that we'd so love to change.
No, it isn't the rate of calories that we're going to burn, it is the rate of the total survival rate for pre-hospital collaspes*(2.6%).
For a developed country such as Singapore, it is very low.
We know the importance of lives and therefore we're inspired to increase that digit.

You.
Yes, that's who'll make the difference when
somebody collapses from cardiac arrest.
It is not just the skills that
you've learnt from
first aid courses that matter, it is having the confidence to do so.
Every moment of
your hesitance affects a
casualty's rate of survival.
"With each minute that passes, the chance of survival
decreases by up to 10 per cent." *

What we want to do here, is not to just to impart to
you the relevant skills but also give you the confidence to do so.
You, will be the first point of contact before
the paramedics arrive at the scene.
You, can make the difference and increase the survival rate too.
If like us,
you are inspired to make a change,
let us work hand-in-hand.
Our goal is not seperate.
Please contact us if
you have any plans or ideas
which
we can collaborate on.
Do not hesitate even if it's just about knowing
how
you can make a difference.

:)

Saving the world through your helping hands,
Abdul Rasheed Doad
Training Director
Singapore First Aid Training Centre


*Data extracted from The Straits Times How the 'kiss of life' gives the gift of life (The Straits Times, 26 September 2007)