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FEATURES FEATURES ‘HELP! HELP! Somebody—help!’ What would you do if you heard this? 急救 是指為任何突然生病或受傷的人提供協助,進行護理以挽 救生命、避免情況惡化,以及或加快康復。它包括在嚴重的傷 患未能得到專業救護員的治理前,進行初步的處理,例如在等 候救護車期間施行心肺復甦(CPR),或對輕微的事故進行全面 的治理,例如在割傷的傷口貼上膠布。急救通常是由非專業醫 護人員進行,有些人接受過急救的基本訓練,有些人則是因為 有相關知識而願意進行急救。 在許多情況下都需要急救,很多國家都有法例、規則或指引列 明在某些特定情況下必須提供最基本的急救。這包括在白沙灣 遊艇會般的公眾地方,必須有特別的急救訓練和儀器,例如自 動體外除顫器 (AED) (automated external defibrillator)、 在公眾集會的地方需設有急救服務、或是在學校內規定必須進 行急救訓練。然而,急救不一定需要任何特定的儀器或知識, 而是可以靠即時能找到的物資進行,這對沒受過訓練的人來說 很有用。 在三月,白沙灣遊艇會為員工舉辦了兩堂急救課程,讓他們重 溫知識和技巧。課程的重點是心臟衰竭和AED 訓練。心臟衰竭 可以致命,除非在數分鐘內立即進行心肺復甦—最好跟AED一 起進行。心臟衰退的患者通常無法等到救護車到埗,因為根據 美國心臟協會的數據顯示,92%出現突發性心臟病的人在送抵 醫院前已死亡。所有員工在課程中都有優秀表現。 First aid is the assistance given to any person suffering a sudden illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, and/or promote recovery. It includes initial intervention in a serious condition prior to professional medical help being available, such as performing CPR whilst awaiting an ambulance, as well as the complete treatment of minor conditions, such as applying a plaster to a cut. First aid is generally performed by a layperson, with many people trained in providing basic levels of first aid, and others willing to do so from acquired knowledge. There are many situations which may require first aid, and many countries have legislation, regulation or guidance which specifies a minimum level of first-aid provisions in certain circumstances. This can include specific training or equipment to be available in public places such as HHYC, an AED 40 HEBE JEBES • MAY/JUN 2015 (automated external defibrillator), the provision of specialist first -aid cover at public gatherings, or mandatory first-aid training within schools. First aid, however, does not necessarily require any particular equipment or prior knowledge, and can involve improvisation with materials available at the time, often used effectively by untrained persons. In March, HHYC arranged two first-aid courses for staff to refresh their knowledge and skills. Emphasis was on cardiac arrest and AED Training. Cardiac arrest may lead to death unless CPR—preferably combined with an AED—is started within minutes. There is often no time to wait for emergency services to arrive as 92% of people suffering a sudden cardiac arrest die before reaching hospital, according to the American Heart Association. All our staff did well on the training course. 41