FIRST AID AND THE BYSTANDER EFFECT/APATHY

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Have you ever come across medical emergency situations, were people around are more interested in videoing the accident scenario or a helpless victim who has collapsed or is in medical distress? All these individuals want to do is post the videos on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or any other social media platform, for the likes and comments. But why is it so? Could it be that:
  1. We don't care?
  2. We don't know what to do to help casualties/victims in these situations?
  3. If we do help and the person(s) still die, it could turn out to be a police issue and when you think about some of the terrible stories you have heard about the experiences of some Good Samaritans that got into trouble, it discourages you.
  4. Even if you go past the police scare, you might still be reluctant to help because of suspicions that the victims/casualties might just be robbers or someone with sinister motives posing as a victim.  

Just today, I came across an article in The Punch online newspaper, of a Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) student who slumped during a game of football. He was taken to the health center, but the Non-Academic Staff Union were on strike. He was then taken to a private hospital who had no oxygen. Eventually he was taken to the Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Akure, where he was pronounced dead. A trailer load of time had past. It is possible that this young man would have survived if first aid/CPR was promptly administered. (It wasn't mentioned in the article that any form of first aid intervention was given).

We have lost some talented people just this past five weeks of the year because those around the victims/casualties were not able to administer first aid/CPR when the need arose

. You can go through the various post and videos on CPR on my blog to learn the essence of CPR and how to perform CPR. 

SLUMPS! NOT BREATHING! WHAT TO DO?

HOW TO PERFORM CPR (VIDEO)

DANGEROUS MYTHS ABOUT CPR

Video Source: Cool Psychologist

#BePrepared
#GetTheSkill
#GetTheKit
#BeFABulouS 

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