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Compulsary First Aid - Waste of time?

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Patentzebra · 18/10/2015 18:59

Surely our kids are under enough pressure without adding yet another subject to the curriculum?

everychildalifesaver.org.uk/

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honeysucklejasmine · 19/10/2015 03:47

Yes, I learned my first aid at Guides, but my brother didn't go to scouts. We actually did do basic first aid at school, once, in year 9. For about 15 minutes. I remember, because they were teaching an older version of the recovery position which did not fill me with confidence about the rest of it.

I can't see how a couple of sessions of first aid a year, during existing PSHE lessons, could be anything other than a good thing.

AlmaFreckle · 18/10/2015 22:34

I saved a little boy from drowning when I was 14 years old. He was blue in the face and didn't breathe when I pulled him out. He only survived because I had been trained in first aid (scouts) and knew what to do.

Sirzy · 18/10/2015 22:31

But again not everyone goes to a youth group.

I really don't see how anyone can be against making sure all young people are equipped with skills to save someone's life. To me that's one of the most important things someone can learn.

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Patentzebra · 18/10/2015 22:29

oh thats so sad - a lot of youth groups teach it though dont they?

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Patentzebra · 18/10/2015 22:29

oh thats so sad - a lot of youth groups teach it though dont they?

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Patentzebra · 18/10/2015 22:29

oh thats so sad - a lot of youth groups teach it though dont they?

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Patentzebra · 18/10/2015 22:29

oh thats so sad - a lot of youth groups teach it though dont they?

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Patentzebra · 18/10/2015 22:29

oh thats so sad - a lot of youth groups teach it though dont they?

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Patentzebra · 18/10/2015 22:29

oh thats so sad - a lot of youth groups teach it though dont they?

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Patentzebra · 18/10/2015 22:29

oh thats so sad - a lot of youth groups teach it though dont they?

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Patentzebra · 18/10/2015 22:29

oh thats so sad - a lot of youth groups teach it though dont they?

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Patentzebra · 18/10/2015 22:29

oh thats so sad - a lot of youth groups teach it though dont they?

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honeysucklejasmine · 18/10/2015 22:21

When he watched his friend collapse and die, my brother says he wished he knew what to do.

It was SADS and there was nothing to be done, but he says even trying would have made it easier to cope with.

INeedNewShoes · 18/10/2015 22:18

There's a video on the BBC News website that I happen to have watched this evening where some school boys are being interviewed after saving their friend's life by administering CPR.

Sirzy · 18/10/2015 22:18

Not everyone learns to drive though. Everyone goes to school.

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Patentzebra · 18/10/2015 22:17

I think first aid is useful but not sure about teaching it in school - surely it would be better to put it in the driving test

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Sirzy · 18/10/2015 20:27

I fail to see how eqipping people with the skills to save a life is a waste of time.

I presume if you collapsed you would rather like someone nearby to know what to do to help?

rainbowunicorn · 18/10/2015 20:24

How on earth can a life skill with the potential to save a life be a waste of time OP. What a bizarre way to think.

AgeingArtemis · 18/10/2015 19:21

I disagree. It's a skill that hopefully will never have to be used, but could save a life.

Whether kids are "under pressure" is relative, and besides, this would literally take a couple of hours to learn. It could (and in some schools, already is) be taught as part of the PSHE curriculum.

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