The Philippine Red Cross Offers a wide variety of trainings
that will help an individual to save people’s lives in time of need. And it is
really a great help that they do not require you to be in the medical field to
apply for a course because the certificate you get could help you land a job
here and abroad. One of their training is First Aid management and Basic Life
Support.
I had just experience one of the coolest training ever this first
week of June. My company just sent me to Red Cross so I could train to be a
first aider. It was cool First ‘cause I met a lot of people in different
fields of healthcare (Geriatric, PT, and so on) as well as non health related fields like engineering
and construction.
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| DYING!! |
Third is I was shocked that all the instructors in Red Cross are VOLUNTEERS! Yes, meaning they are not paid for what they teach, they are not paid for who they help, and they are not paid for saving lives! It’s really a surprise, especially when they tell us how they manage night shifts daily and how they have stayed there for years, with the moral support of their family.
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| Epic Instructors!! |
It’s really a fun experience! And I’m really thinking to
volunteer also on my day offs; they said you could ride the ambulance with them
once you get the beat of how to do it. (Adrenalin rush!!!)
The training lasts for 6 days
Monday- Saturday (done
weekly) and it usually takes the whole day (8 am -5 pm)
Training cost and requirements differs per chapter,
so you
might want to call the nearest chapter of Red Cross in your place.
You can
check out the numbers of the different chapters on their website:
As for me, I did my
training in the Quezon City Chapter and it cost 1700. (Includes medical
certificate and a bronze membership card for a year that entitles you for their
insurance/ medical assistance)
It’s really fun, and meeting those people for a short period
of time is like having friends that you had for a decade. Hope you have the
same experience too.
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