First-aid is immediate care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly has been taken ill. It includes both self-help and home care if medical assistance is unavailable or delayed. First aid knowledge not only means the difference between life and death, but also helps determine the sequence and priority of first-aid treatment during an emergency so that the greatest possible good may be accomplished for the greatest number of people. With regards to the great success of 100% pass rate in the previous years, Moon Chun Memorial College collaborated with St. John Ambulance, a world-wide charitable organization and one of the largest service providers for training first-aiders in the world, to organize the First-aid Certificate Training Course for the fifth consecutive year.
As first-aid is a matter of life and death, so the qualifying exam are carried out very strictly and precisely. After a thirty-hour intensive training, participants will have to pass a written and practical exam in order to be a qualified first-aider. During the training programme, Ms. Yvonne Jen presented different first-aid practices and theories through role play and interactive discussions. Furthermore, students had the opportunity to practice everything from bandaging techniques to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during classes.
The presence of well-trained first-aiders safeguards the health of college residents and people around as they can assess the type, severity and likelihood of injuries and illness and provide appropriate treatment, so there are also trained first-aiders among MCM College staff. |
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