Passed my first aid exam

Today I found out I passed my St John's ambulance society first aid exam. I am considering whether to attend further courses in order to enhance my skills.

St Johns Ambulance first aid course

Before the Christmas break I attended the Hong Kong St Johns Ambulance basic first aid course.  It was a very intensive course that lasted 4 full days in its headquarters in Mid Levels, Hong Kong island.  The course was in English and it was aimed at expats and non speakers of cantonese.  I was very impressed with the content and delivery of the course. 

The course included CPR, bandaging, how to deal with certain medical conditions such as strokes and heart attacks.  In particular it dealt with issues that are likely to happen in Hong Kong such as heat stroke, heat exhaustion and snake bites.

After the course we had an exam which included CPR, bandaging and also a written exam.

St John's Ambulance First Aid Course

I have signed up to do a first aid course courtesy of St John's Ambulance of Hong Kong. It will be at their headquarters in Hong Kong island. I previously learnt first aid whilst I was at Trinity and All Saints, when I took part in the Red Cross Society's "first aid at work" course. This time the course will be over five consecutive days instead of once a week over a few weeks.  The course fee here includes the book and a first aid kit.  I will let you know how I get on later.