Over 50% of children in the UK lack basic first aid skills, and would be
unable to help at the scene of an accident. According to a recent survey
conducted for the British Red Cross and Toyota by the Children s Forum, 60%
of children lack the knowledge to be able help themselves and others at the
scene of a road accident. The children surveyed were between 9 and 13 years
old, the age range most at risk of injury on the road. Over 1,800 children in
this group are killed or seriously injured in road accidents every year, and
many lives could be saved if first aid is given before the emergency services
arrive. Schoolchildren are eager to turn this around, with 94% of them
wanting to learn more about first aid.

In an article in The Scotsman last month, Dr Robert Stewart calls for
primary school pupils to be taught the principles of first aid and accident
prevention as a lesson in the classroom.

“From an early age, children should be taught how to call an ambulance in an
emergency and give a clear message on the telephone. Recently, we had the
example of a young child telephoning for help when her diabetic mother was
having a low blood-sugar crisis.

When children play with their friends beyond the range of adults, accidents
can happen and simple first aid measures can be vital or even life-saving.
Bleeding is frightening, and its arrest is important. Children should know
how to press firmly on a bleeding wound and elevate it above the heart.”

In another recent survey conducted by the Red Cross, 90% of 1,960 adults
questioned believed that first aid should be a compulsory lesson in school.
Simple first aid techniques such as tilting back the head of an unconscious
person could save a life.

The dramatic increase in knife crime reported over the last year has led to
some inner city schools installing metal detectors in a bid to prevent knives
being carried into school. Would school children know what to do if faced
with a knife injury?

The survey shows that only 42% of 11 to 14 year olds would know how to treat
someone with a knife injury to their hand, with 41% removing the knife and
thus increasing blood loss.

“There are certain life-saving skills that all young people should know,
wherever they live in the UK, and teaching children in school is the ideal
way to make this happen.

“However, the provision for first aid education on the curriculum varies in
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and nowhere are young people
required to learn a comprehensive set of skills that would prepare them for
an emergency” insists Joe Mulligan, head of first aid at the British Red
Cross.

First aid could be included as part of the Personal Social and Health
Education lessons in school, and perhaps individual schools may decide to
include it in their programme in the future. Being prepared for any emergency
situation is the key to handling it safely and effectively.

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