The value of first aid in an emergency

摘要

Last week's issue of the BMJ contains some moving articles by various doctors who attended the victims of the bus bomb just outside BMA House in London's Tavistock Square on 7 July.One writer,assistant editor of the journal,who admitted that he had not been in practice for some years and was no longer registered with the General Medical Council,still rolled up his sleeves and went to help the injured.It seems that he was able to provide top-class first aid,and he underlined the point that - in an emergency - anybody with some knowledge and skill may be needed.Despite the fact that most pharmacists will never be called on to deal with an atrocity on the scale of the London bombings,those who are not trained in first aid might like to consider the value of undertaking a course soon.