00:00I'm Kerry Smith and I'm the owner and lead trainer at Whitewells Training Yorkshire.
00:05We provide first aid, mental health first aid and safety training to companies, schools
00:12and nurseries in the Yorkshire area and also to individuals as well.
00:17I have my own electrical contracting company and I did lots of health and safety stuff
00:25within that company.
00:26My passion is teaching because I used to teach at Army Cadets and Adults and I did that
00:31for approximately 16 years until I had my daughter.
00:34So first aid has been a big part of that, we did do a lot of it there.
00:39I've been offering communities CPR and AED training.
00:44I really do feel that this skill should be widely available and that's something I want
00:50to give back to the community.
00:51Obviously, we're local here in Farsley, so if I can get more people trained up and more
00:57people that could potentially be helped in an emergency situation.
01:02Generally as well, 80% of the cardiac arrests happen at home.
01:07We look at assessing the situation.
01:09So we make sure, obviously, that there's no danger to us first and foremost and then we're
01:15going to check the response of the casualty and then we're going to call 999 and look for
01:19something called catastrophic bleeding.
01:22From there, we're going to listen to what the call handler tells us to do, but we will
01:26be checking the airways, making sure there's no blockages and then we'll be checking the
01:31breathing.
01:32So we check the breathing for a full 10 seconds because we need to ascertain if they're breathing
01:37correctly or if there's something known as agonal gasps, which is infrequent noisy gasps.
01:42And if that's the case, that's not normal breathing and we do need to start CPR.
01:46So then we would obviously show the learners how to carry out CPR, but how placement on the
01:53chest and the technique to use because it's not, you'd think it's straightforward, but it's
01:58not because you use your body weight, you don't use your arms.
02:02And then obviously the use of an AED, so how to find an AED in the local area.
02:07We show them obviously how to use the AED, which is really straightforward and simple because
02:12you just listen to what it tells you to do, really, and obviously pad placement and things
02:17like that.
02:1827% of people that have been surveyed say they wouldn't carry out CPR on a lady because
02:25they're scared of the repercussions because they've got boobies, basically.
02:30And that, to me, it's not acceptable.
02:32So that's why we do this on every course because it's no different at all.
02:37Obviously, the stigma is there and if it is outside and we have got bystanders, then ask
02:44the bystanders to turn around and turn other people away so you can protect the dignity of
02:50the lady.
02:50I don't want anybody to feel like they're being tested or anything like that because
02:56they're really not.
02:57It's about giving them the skills and the confidence.
02:59I don't want anybody to feel like they're being tested or anything like that.
