The last time I had first aid training, I was in RA training in undergrad roughly 4 years ago. It is definitely important to get caught up on first aid since you will never know when you will need it. We primarily went over all of the signs of heart attacks, strokes, seizures, etc. in full detail. That seemed to be the focus of the training: looking for signs and how to properly give care to those people. We also practiced giving CPR on the dummies, where I learned it is 30 compressions then two breaths for six minutes as opposed to two breaths then 15 compressions like I had previously been taught. I was really surprised that we did not go over how to wrap ankles or injuries. Yes, we touched on it, but not as thoroughly as I would have thought. Thinking back on it, it is probably because it is what the largest group of people would see. As the building supervisor, I would be the only one dealing with a sprained ankle in the gym, but an older gentleman could be having symptoms of a stroke anywhere in the building: fitness floor, gym, locker rooms, etc.
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