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(guó)際紅十字會(huì)和紅新月會(huì)聯(lián)合設(shè)立的，用來提高人們的認(rèn)識(shí)——急救可以在日常生活中挽救生命。世界急救日設(shè)在每年9月的第二個(gè)星期六。這一節(jié)日使市民有機(jī)會(huì)了解到他們可以迅速學(xué)到挽救人生命的方法。國(guó)際聯(lián)合會(huì)稱世界急救日是為了“慶祝那些被急救志愿者和學(xué)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(xué)校應(yīng)該教孩子們急救知識(shí)，急救知識(shí)應(yīng)是教師訓(xùn)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(shí)施急救，直到醫(yī)療專家或救護(hù)車前來。有時(shí)可能急救本身就足夠了。多數(shù)急救程序都是一些簡(jiǎn)單的技巧。急救無需或僅需很少的設(shè)備，卻已挽救了數(shù)百萬人的生命。急救有幾個(gè)關(guān)鍵目標(biāo)。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(jìn)一步傷害。可能是減緩出血速度或防止移動(dòng)骨折部位。最后是促進(jìn)復(fù)原，包括鼓勵(lì)受傷的人調(diào)整呼吸，或是在傷口上貼上膠帶。