Did you know that friends, coworkers and family members are the ones we are most likely to have to use first aid and CPR on? Many incidents happen in the home, workplace and school that require immediate medical attention as professional emergency medical assistance may take some time to arrive, and that is time we may not have! We should be teaching every student these skills in schools as early as possible. Providing students with first aid training at an early age helps cement those life saving techniques in their mind and by having as many people as possible trained with the right first aid skills, emergency first aid can be done immediately, potentially saving a life or preventing more damage. There are several programs available to students such as the PeopleSavers course and First Aid/CPR/AED training.

Yvonne Harder, www.eastmansafety.ca