世界節(jié)假日博覽 第150期:世界急救日

World First Aid Day started in the year 2000. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) introduced it to raise global awareness of how first aid can save people's lives in everyday situations. It occurs on the second Saturday of September every year. It provides an opportunity for citizens to understand they can quickly learn skills that could save someone's life. The International Federation says World First Aid Day is to “celebrate the numbers of lives saved both by first aid volunteers and by laypersons trained in first aid.“ Many first-aiders recommend making first aid education a part of taking a driving test. Others say children should learn it in schools and it should be part of teachers' training.

世界急救日始于2000年。它是由國際紅十字會和紅新月會聯(lián)合設立的，用來提高人們的認識——急救可以在日常生活中挽救生命。世界急救日設在每年9月的第二個星期六。這一節(jié)日使市民有機會了解到他們可以迅速學到挽救人生命的方法。國際聯(lián)合會稱世界急救日是為了“慶祝那些被急救志愿者和學過急救技能的一般人所挽救的生命“許多急救人員要求把急救教育加入到駕駛證考試中。有些人說學校應該教孩子們急救知識，急救知識應是教師訓練的一部分。


First aid is the provision of initial care when someone is sick or injured. It is usually carried out by a normal person until medical experts or an ambulance arrives. Sometimes the first aid itself can be effective enough. Most first aid procedures are simple techniques. They require very little or no equipment but have saved millions of lives. There are key aims of first aid. The first is to preserve life. The first-aider does everything he or she can to stop someone from dying. The second aim is to prevent further harm. This could be to try and slow down bleeding or to stop a broken bone from being moved. The final aim is to promote recovery. This might include encouraging someone to breathe, or sticking a plaster on a cut.

急救是為傷員或病人提供的最初治療。通常由正常人實施急救，直到醫(yī)療專家或救護車前來。有時可能急救本身就足夠了。多數(shù)急救程序都是一些簡單的技巧。急救無需或僅需很少的設備，卻已挽救了數(shù)百萬人的生命。急救有幾個關(guān)鍵目標。第一是維持生命。急救者盡一切可能阻止人死亡。第二是防止進一步傷害?？赡苁菧p緩出血速度或防止移動骨折部位。最后是促進復原，包括鼓勵受傷的人調(diào)整呼吸，或是在傷口上貼上膠帶。