Basic First Aid & CPR Course by Malaysian Red Crescent (3 Days Course)

When everyone is enjoying their Raya Haji holidays, a bunch of Raleigh KL members decided not to waste their holidays by taking up First Aid course instead. We would really like to thanks those that came all the way from Johore to join this course especially our Muslim friends that sacrificed their Raya Haji to be there with us.

We started our first day of training in the early morning. Everyone urged to the venue for the training and was welcome by Mr. Pramjeet from The Red Crescent Malaysia. He had been servicing with Red Crescent for 26 years and he is also a Paramedic. The class started after a brief introduction conducted by Mr. Pramjeet. We were fed with a lot of information, which includes the content of a first aid box, Do’s and Don’ts in a first aid box and the quality and character of a first aider.

Besides, we also had the chance to view the real accident cases in Malaysia, with all those discomfort photos which really freaked all of us out. After lunch, we learnt how to use a triangular bandage to support wounded area and we realised the multi great usage of a triangular bandage. The first day of class ended with all the participants had learnt how to wrap their friends up.

The second day started off with theories of first aid in the morning. Then, we were amazed with the methods of lifting injured people or unconscious people, especially the fireman lift! We could actually lift up a person who is 1.5 times heavier than our weight! Many of us have tried out and found it really interesting.

The moment that we were waiting had finally arrived - CPR with Little Anne. If you do not know what is CPR, it actually means Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation. All of us had the chance to practice CPR practical skills with Little Anne.

Our second day of training ended with CPR. We were informed to get ready and study for our exam on the next day. We will be qualified to become a first aider if all of us passed the exam!

In the next morning, all of us got ready ourselves for the exam! We were informed that NO DISCUSSION AMONG FRIENDS are allowed during the exam. The one-hour exam ended with a Q&A session with Mr. Pramjeet.
 

In the past 3 days, we had great time learning First Aid with Mr. Pramjeet. He taught us to be alert and resourceful. We should always be aware of our safety before we help others.  Do not act as a HERO or else you will become a ZERO if there is anything happens to you!