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The significant lack of people trained in first aid. How can we train more?

INTRODUCTION

In first aid, France is lagging far behind. Indeed, only 40% of French people are trained in first aid.

French people, we invite you to join any infrastructure offering training, in order to be trained in first aid.

The next rescuer could be you !

STATISTICS

According to the Ministry of Health and the French Red Cross:

About 24 million French people are trained in first aid.

80% of the German, Austrian, Danish and Icelandic populations are trained in first aid and 90% in some Anglo-Saxon countries.

Around 50,000 people a year suffer a cardiac arrest and only 3% survive.

Today, 8,000 lives could have been saved if people were better trained

If nothing is done before help arrives, the survival rate is only 3% to 4%. This rises to 10% with cardiac massage and up to 50% with a defibrillator.

LEGISLATION

There are no regulations that require first aid training. On the other hand, it is strongly recommended to be trained in order to be able to act as quickly as possible in a situation where first aid is required.

According to article R4224-15 of the Labour Code, a company must have first aiders who have undergone SST training in order to be able to provide first aid in the event of accidents. There is no set amount of OHS in the company, but it is recommended to have 10-15%.

By 2022, the government has set a target to train all third year students in the PSC1 module. This objective is planned so that 80% of the population masters first aid techniques.

HOW CAN WE TRAIN MORE ?

There are many training courses offered by different organisations such as :

1. Fire brigade
2. French Red Cross
3. French White Cross
4. Civil protection

• Make first aid training compulsory during schooling (PSC1).
• Provide more training in sports.
• Continue lifeguard training at work.

Today, new applications have been developed to make all first aid recommendations accessible to all people :

• "The app that saves (French Red Cross)"
• "Staying Alive"

You are trained and you want to save lives, download them and these applications will call you in case of need !

"SAUV Life"

"Staying Alive"

FIRST AID PROCEDURES

It is important to know the theory of first aid, but it is not enough. Indeed, it is necessary to practice and train in order to perform our actions in the best conditions.

The following gestures are only an aid. It is strongly advised to go to a training association in order to practice.

In each situation : Protect - Alert (15 / 18 / 112) - Rescue

  CONCLUSION

First aid training and alternatives exist and are sufficiently numerous, but few volunteers go to the training centres or are interested in them.

Thus, we can see that the problem does not come from the establishments offering these training courses but from the Ministry of the Interior which does not impose at any time the learning of first aid techniques from a certain age. By imposing this training, the population will have the duty to be trained in order to perhaps save lives in their turn. It is therefore necessary to add a decree to the regulatory texts of the Ministry of the Interior.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ministry of the Interior, statutory instruments, 2017 https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Le-ministere/Securite-civile/Documentation- technique/Secourisme-et-associations/Les-textes-reglementaires

French Red Cross, "First aid: training for everyone" https://www.croix-rouge.fr/Nos-actions/Urgence-et-secourisme/Chacun-peut-agir/Secourisme- des-formations-pour-tous

French Republic, Public Life, "Safety: train 80% of the population in life-saving gestures," May 2, 2017 https://www.vie-publique.fr/en-bref/19631-securite-former-80-de-la-population-aux-gestes- qui-sauvent

Franceinfo, January 9, 2020, "First aid: only 20% of French people trained in life-saving techniques" https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/soigner/premiers-secours-seuls-20-des-francais-formes-aux- gestes-qui-sauvent_3777607.html