Becoming an Official First Aider

You have probably heard of First Aid. When someone encounters an accident which results in minor injuries, you are encouraged to give First Aid—but what exactly comprises First Aid? Is it just simply tending to small cuts, wounds, and scrapes, and giving allergy shots, or is there more to it than we thought? Also, what makes someone a First Aider? Can anybody just be one?

To answer these questions and more, let us first look at what First Aid actually means. Technically speaking, First Aid is defined as the emergency treatment of an illness or injury in order to ease the pain, maintain life, and to prevent the worsening or deterioration of the patient’s condition, until professional medical help can finally be obtained. From this, we can actually associate First Aid with the name itself: it is the first aid you give someone who is experiencing illness or injury before proper medical attention can be provided.

There is actually a lot more to First Aid than just tending to wounds or allergies, although these two are the most common ones. First Aid comprises of a lot of procedures which require precise and careful attention in administering. Since there are multiple ways First Aid can be given, depending on the situation and circumstances the patient is in, it is important to know and keep to mind all the basic and necessary steps in assisting an injured person, handling asthma and hyperventilation attacks, easing allergic reactions, using a defibrillator in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest, or even performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR.

All of the things mentioned above can actually be learned on your own, or with the help of a professional, and it is important to learn even the most basic procedures involved in First Aid since you never know when you will be needing it. You or your loved ones may find yourselves requiring First Aid, especially when professional medical assistance is still on the way, which is why it will be very helpful—even life-saving—to have knowledge about it.

To really be an expert on First Aid, though, and to undergo proper training, are what will make you an official First Aider. When you are one, and with a license, you can perform proper First Aid procedures on other individuals in need while waiting for a professional medical assistance. Now, this will require more than just taking CPR classes, for being a fully-pledged First Aider. You have to get certifications that will prove you are trained and capable of handling delicate and risky procedures such as Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) which are administered to children, and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).

South Florida Health Care Institute offers training to willing and capable individuals who are interested in learning the necessary procedures needed in administering the proper emergency care for people in need. If you are keen on getting your ACLS certifications in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, or would simply want to take First Aid and CPR classes in order to gain life-saving knowledge useful for you and your loved ones in the future, then let us help you. We can also help you get your PALS certification in Florida, with classes that are not only informative but also comprehensive and engaging. With us, you are not only training for healthcare, you are also training for life.