Hyderabad: Even though it’s no secret that first aid can be a savior, some trained parents have been able to save their loved ones during a pandemic.
In one case, a woman who has studied basic first aid (which includes high fever management, serious injuries, responding to strangling, heart stop etc) able to carry out CPR (pulmonary cardio resuscitation) at home, when her husband fainted.
In other cases, skills have benefited for parents during the pandemic period trying, when getting a consultation or hospital bed is a challenge.
“My 6-year-old child has developed a high fever almost a year ago.
Because in the middle of a pandemic, I was not ready to take him to the hospital.
I am looking for some YouTube videos about this by the doctor and can manage without panicking.
I keep doing it Sustainable sponge bath and wait 2-3 hours to check the temperature.
Without knowing this, I will check every 15 minutes and rush to the hospital panicked, “said Triveni Bonthu, a software engineer, who now plans to attend workshops for training right.
“Knowing the first aid base has greatly helped me when a 36-month-old baby choked sometimes back.
I with my mother and grandmother and both suggest that I give water to the child to clean a piece of watermelon trapped but has been trained in first aid I know things The right thing to do is let the baby cough or put it later in a certain position and pat their back until the congestion is cleared, “said Shraddha Thakar, from the city.
HYD: When basic training helps save lives at home
