But there's a whole lot more to it than that. Up and down the country, in fact, all over the world, there are scores of people, all trained, and ready to deliver completely selfless care to total strangers in their moment of need.
They are called 'First Aiders'.
We, as in us, at the company, are here because we enjoy what we do, and of course we get paid for doing it. We have the best of both worlds. But, our skills and training avail us to providing aid as and where it is needed, and for this, we are unpaid.
Likewise, volunteers globally give their time and energy into maintaining a support network - Such as St John Ambulance, The British Red Cross, St Andrews Ambulance, Johanniter, Maltezer, The American Red Cross, Medecins Sans Frontieres and so on.
As we're in the business of First Aid Education, we wanted to be part of something that didn't present a conflict of interest. St John Ambulance, The Red Cross, and so on all have departments that educate for profit - well, that's what we do, so we could never guarantee unbiased membership, and were frankly dubious of some others that claimed it. We still however wanted to be able to give something back to the community, and we came across 'The British Heart Foundation Heartstart Course' . We now offer this course FREE of charge to other businesses and selected communities. It doesn't conflict with any of our other courses, as it's only 2 hours long, and is more of training to save lives, as oppose to training to save lives and meet compliance needs.
So, Karma restored. All is good...
Well, not quite, we still wanted more, so we supply several needs overseas, and are all permanently on standby to help where required. It's surprising how involved we are!
I know I haven't explained why we LOVE First Aid, so, please, let me tell you now.
Simply, there is no other feeling than that of knowing you've made a life changing difference to someone else - even if you will never see them again.
We have delivered aid to people in all situations, from a cut knee on stairs, through to cardiac arrest on the street. In the case of the latter example, not everyone lives to this day, but, we gave them a chance, and for some, they continue to live because of our actions.
We were inspired to work in this field some time ago, again from life experiences, I, the author, witnessed my mother slip into unconsciousness, and begin to arrest when I was 17, she 46. Ambulance crews fought to revive her, and succeeded, and she is still with us to this day (and a tremendous mother and now grandmother to boot!).
My colleagues can all offer similar stories from life, and together, we have our own motivations for action. What makes us work together, and stick together, is the common goal to save life, to teach saving of life, and to live life.
Just suppose you experienced a loved one suffer a Heart Attack. Would you know what to do?
If you were the one having a Heart Attack, would you like someone who knew what they were doing to step in and save your life?
That is the reason you should Love First Aid too.... It could save your life, or the life of someone you loved!
There's no time like the present to learn First Aid. Check us out at: www.centricuk.com
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