Whether you are a touring guide in the bustling and vibrant metropolis of Berlin, or just about anywhere, safety and well being of yourself, and tour participants is key. Throughout my explorations of the history and culture of this magnificent city, unexpected situations may occur so that, whatever your knowledge and facility to use first aid skills may matter. In this blog post I will explain why Berlin Walking Tour Guides need First Aid Training and tell you what you need to know when becoming a fully fledged tour guide.
The Importance of First Aid Training
- Promoting Safety: The main responsibility of the walking tour guide is to guarantee the safety of the group. Even on what seemed like a normal walk there can be accidents and injuries that come out of nowhere. Then you can be drenched with knowledge and skills needed to provide first aid to help escape further one, so you can help one while they are in trouble.
- Handling Medical Emergencies: Tour participants can get sick, and that includes those that you are leading. Whether the emergency is minor — cuts or bruises; or more serious — heart attack, asthma attack all the difference it could make for the outcome, being prepared to provide immediate aid can make all the difference. First aid training will give you the ability to assess the situation, assess whether to help and whether to seek professional help, apply basic medical care and help stabilize the injured person until professional help or an ambulance arrives.
First Aid Skills Every Berlin Walking Tour Guide Should Know
- CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation): CPR is recommended by all walking tour guides. In critical situations where a person’s heart has stopped beating, CPR will keep blood circulating until real medical help arrives. But online resources offer CPR certification courses or a local hospital or first aid training center may have a certification course as well.
- Dealing with Bleeding and Wounds: On walking tours you can have minor accidents, such as cuts, scrapes or a fall. Another is that you can clean and dress wounds well, and stop infection and speed healing. You learn bandaging techniques, and how to use antiseptics.
- Providing Basic First Aid for Common Ailments: I have seen plenty of common walking tour ills while on the Berlin walking tour such as blisters, dehydration, heat exhaustion or hypoglycemia for participants. We need to know how to cure, how to nurse them, and how to stop them. You can learn more about this via research online or training sessions.
How to Get First Aid Training
- Certified Courses: Locate certified first aid training courses near your area. Therefore, these courses are usually conducted by organisations that are recognized such as the Red Cross or St John Ambulance. They go through a plethora of first aid techniques, and educate you thoroughly, and issue you with certificates on successful completion of training.
- Online Resources: For those, who are unable to attend in person courses especially there are many reliable online resources. But, there absolutely needs to be an online course you are choosing is accredited and recognized by trusted organizations.
- Local Hospitals and First Aid Training Centers: Contact your local hospitals or the first aid training centers. They are often in the business of putting together workshops or training sessions that are specifically created for walking tour guides or other fields that have to have the basic first aid skills.
Conclusion
When you’re a Berlin walking tour guide, first aid training needs to come first. For the safety and the well being of yourself and your tour participants. While no amount of guiding will substitute for personal self awareness, it will equip you with the ability to take care of your clients and possess the skills and knowledge to act effectively in the event of accidents or medical emergencies. Keep in mind — your immediate ability can only truly make a difference in the outcome. Take the time and effort to invest today in first aid training and you can be better able to ensure that everybody emerges safer and more secure.
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