{"id":213173,"date":"2019-09-08T23:15:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T16:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/?p=213173"},"modified":"2019-09-08T23:15:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T16:15:30","slug":"5-reasons-to-learn-first-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/en\/5-reasons-to-learn-first-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons to Learn First Aid!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” fb_built=”1″ _i=”0″ _address=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||0px|||” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0″ custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0.0″ custom_padding=”||1px|||”]\n

In Vietnam, road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death, followed shortly by drowning. Drowning alone claims more lives than TB, HIV\/AIDS, Malnutrition, Malaria and Dengue \u2013 combined. Despite injury being by far a bigger killer than disease, knowledge of how to provide appropriate first aid treatment in Vietnam is very limited. Not only are first response skills minimal, ambulance response times are often poor in both rural areas \u2013 rural areas due to a lack of provision, and urban areas often due to poor traffic conditions.\u00a0Here are our top\u00a0five reasons to learn first aid:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1) You can save a life<\/strong>!<\/h3>\n

If someone is not breathing, performing effective CPR can help circulate oxygenated blood around the body, giving the person the best chance of survival. In the event of severe bleeding, the ability to control that bleeding can be lifesaving. If someone is choking, knowing the correct techniques to dislodge the obstruction is critical. Simple first aid techniques, based on the latest evidence, can save lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

2) Accidents and medical emergency happen <\/strong><\/h3>\n

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It is easy to think that it will never happen to us until it does \u2013 but the truth is, accidents and medical emergency happen when we least expect it.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _i=”1″ _address=”0.1.1″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/008-1024×656.jpg” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ transform_translate=”4px|50px” _i=”0″ _address=”0.1.1.0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.27.4″ custom_padding=”4px||16px|||” _i=”2″ _address=”0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.2.0″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ custom_margin=”||-11px|||” _i=”0″ _address=”0.2.0.0″]

3) We can\u2019t just rely on advanced medical help <\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Even in countries with fast ambulance response times, advanced medical help is often too late. In the event of cardiac arrest, the first few minutes are critical. If someone is not breathing and no action is taken, after a few minutes their chance of survival starts to fall by approximately 10% per minute. We cannot rely simply on waiting for an ambulance to arrive before beginning treatment.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ custom_padding=”10px|||||” _i=”3″ _address=”0.3″][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.3.0″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.3.0.0″ custom_padding=”||0px|||”] \n

4) Know your limits<\/strong><\/h3>\n

First aid is not just about knowing what you can do, but also what you cannot do. By understanding your limits, you can avoid putting both yourself and the person you are trying to help at further risk.<\/p>\n \n

5) Get a Qualification!<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n

Learning first aid is not only a valuable life skill \u2013 many employers also value it, and certain jobs required it. Whether you are working in office environment, with the public or with customers, the ability to provide assistance in the event of injury or medical emergency is extremely valuable.<\/p>\n \n

By taking the time to learn first aid, you gain valuable life skill that will enable you to help people in the event of an accident or medical emergency. VSLC offer a range of first aid qualifications. Check out our public courses<\/a>, or alternatively, you can get a quote for a private course.
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In Vietnam, road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death, followed shortly by drowning. Drowning alone claims more lives than TB, HIV\/AIDS, Malnutrition, Malaria and Dengue \u2013 combined. Despite injury being by far a bigger killer than disease, knowledge of how to provide appropriate first aid treatment in Vietnam is very limited. Not only […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":211751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n

In Vietnam, road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death, followed shortly by drowning. Drowning alone claims more lives than TB, HIV\/AIDS, Malnutrition, Malaria and Dengue \u2013 combined. Despite injury being by far a bigger killer than disease, knowledge of how to provide appropriate first aid treatment in Vietnam is very limited. Not only are first response skills minimal, ambulance response times are often poor in both rural areas \u2013 rural areas due to a lack of provision, and urban areas often due to poor traffic conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are five good reasons to learn first aid:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1)\u00a0 You can save a life<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If someone is not breathing, performing effective CPR can help circulate oxygenated blood around the body, giving the person the best chance of survival. In the event of severe bleeding, the ability to control that bleeding can be lifesaving. If someone is choking, knowing the correct techniques to dislodge the obstruction is critical. Simple first aid techniques, based on the latest evidence, can save lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) Accidents and medical emergency happen <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is easy to think that it will never happen to us until it does \u2013 but the truth is, accidents and medical emergency happen when we least expect it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) We can\u2019t just rely on advanced medical help <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even in countries with fast ambulance response times, advanced medical help is often too late. In the event of cardiac arrest, the first few minutes are critical. If someone is not breathing and no action is taken, after a few minutes their chance of survival starts to fall by approximately 10% per minute. We cannot rely simply on waiting for an ambulance to arrive before beginning treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) Know your limits <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First aid is not just about knowing what you can do, but also what you cannot do. By understanding your limits, you can avoid putting both yourself and the person you are trying to help at further risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5) Get a qualification!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning first aid is not only a valuable life skill \u2013 many employers also value it, and certain jobs required it. Whether you are working in office environment, with the public or with customers, the ability to provide assistance in the event of injury or medical emergency is extremely valuable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

VSLC offer a range of first aid qualifications. Check out our public courses, or alternatively, you can get a quote to for a private course <\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vslc.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}