There was a movie I saw that actually opened my eyes to how reacting very fast could save someone's life and also take someone's life. Out of fear or confusion, someone could lose or gain back their life. But being always ready to respond to an emergency is a skill that shouldn't be taken lightly. And I've learned that on many situations.
Last year December, I participated in a safety training that didn't just teach me how to stay safe but also guided me on what to do should I encounter an emergency situation especially the one that deals with our health, whether to me or to a neighbour. It sure takes a lot of mind readiness and fast hands to handle emergencies.
I've never been in a situation to give a CPR to an unconscious person but from practicals during the training, I believe I have the basic knowledge on what to do should I be the only one available to do it on a person. What I doubt that I have is the mind to stay strong to do it on the person.
I guess one of the reasons I run from medical courses is that I don't have the strong mind to handle serious situations where someone's life depends on my skill and fast act to save him or her. But I could act fast using home remedies and first aid to help get someone out of danger.
I've only had few experiences with reacting fast to someone who is in an emergency close to me but what I know, I learned from my mum who is a nurse and always ready to take actions to get a patient out of danger. Even though she's a nurse, she has also learned some herbal and home remedies to help people in a health emergency.
I remember my most recent experience caring for my younger sister when she was sick. I bet it was a case of taking her to the hospital as many suggested because of how weak she appeared to look. But thankfully, I had good guides to keep her out of dangerous stages till she got better.
A mere cold bath or pouring cold water over an unconscious person can help, making use of first aid medications to clean and dress a wound could save someone from more pain or serious infections. I can do all these without much thinking if ever I am faced with such a situation. I only keep working on my speed to react faster.
One thing I have learned from my whole life experience and from the training I went to, there are no perfect way to go about saving a person's life but being willing and ready to do it anyways is what matters. And not anyone can handle such emergency situations so it's always best to let it be if you can't handle it especially if it's a case where the situation might grow bad or worse.
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