On Saturday, the first day of the World First Aid Day, organized by the French Red Cross in a hundred cities, Louis-Marie Poitou, head of training at the French Red Cross, recalls the first aid actions to be carried out. emergency.
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To see more clearly, Louis-Marie Poitou proposes, in this video, a "tutorial" to perform the actions that save, in case of haemorrhage, asphyxiation or cardiac arrest. If someone is choking, for example, it is possible to tap on the back or make abdominal compressions, gestures that can be learned in a few minutes.
Keeping up with Stayin 'Alive
Louis-Marie Poitou also gives his advice for a good heart massage, if a person is unconscious and no longer breathing. To apply a pace of 100 compressions per minute, just follow the rhythm of Stayin 'Alive , the famous Bee Gees hit.
"If all the witnesses of a cardiac arrest took action and performed the first aid, we could save three times more lives: 8,000 more people each year," says Louis-Marie Poitou. According to the rescuer, do not hesitate to take initiatives. Especially since "in 9 emergencies out of 10, we make these gestures with relatives: family, friends, neighbors, colleagues for example," he says.
In any case, a cardiac massage, even poorly done, can never aggravate the condition of the person. It is better to react, even with awkwardness than to wait because the situation will inevitably get worse.