First aid saved a life

Nobody wants to face an accident in life, but it comes automatically. It does not notify us or give us any indication that an accident is coming. So it comes when we are not prepared for it. We may suffer a lot for the injury, and life can be at risk, but first aid can help us a lot, and it can reduce the chance of risk. Even it can save a life.

Everyone is not the doctor who can do proper treatment for people who encounter accidents, but some basic treatments that can reduce the pain or the risk of life are known as first aid treatment. Generally, first aid treatments apply when the condition of any person becomes risky and immediate action is needed. Doctors can come immediately, but first treatment can help reduce the pain and risk until reaching to an expert doctor for treatment. So knowing about first aid is very important because no one knows when we will need it. Today I am going to share about one incident where first aid treatment saved a life.

As far as I can remember, I was in class XII when I encountered the incident. On that day, I went for bathing in a pond with my cousins. It was a very natural thing, but on that day, one of my cousins fell into the pond, and he did not know how to swim. Understanding the situation, I immediately went to rescue him, but it was not so easy because I was also drowning in the water while trying to save him. Somehow I managed to bring him to the bank of the pond, but my rescue time wasn't so fast. So I lot of water already entered into stomach and he became senseless almost.

I was panicked in that situation, but fortunately, I knew the first aid for a drowning person. I read about it in my book. I didn't try it at any time, and I never thought about such a situation. I applied pressure to his stomach and chest, and as a result, some water came outside of his stomach through his mouth. I also tried giving air pressure to his mouth, and I closed his nose at that time. After repeating those processes several times, he came back to his senses. I felt relief to see it.

Everything happened within a short time, and I don't know how I could remember all the processes in that kind of situation. As well as I can remember, my procedure was not fully accurate, but it worked. I think I tried my best, and the Almighty helped me. I think something magical happened, and that made me sensible at that specific time, and I acted based on the situation. Sometimes I feel surprised at how I could perform all the tasks in such a panicky situation.

The little lesson I learned about first aid saved the life of my cousin, and I really think knowing about first aid is very important for everyone, and everyone must know about it.