{"id":11151,"date":"2019-08-30T08:19:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T08:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/?p=11151"},"modified":"2022-08-18T16:21:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T14:21:12","slug":"what-a-personal-trainer-needs-to-know-about-first-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/personal-fitness-training-blog\/what-a-personal-trainer-needs-to-know-about-first-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"What a personal trainer needs to know about first aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Popular first aid related questions among <a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/blog\/why-personal-trainers-study-through-accredited-college\/\">personal trainers<\/a> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do I need to be qualified in first aid?<\/li>\n<li>Can I work in the fitness industry without a first aid qualification?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because there\u2019s some confusion over the answers to these questions, we\u2019ve created a guide to first aid for personal trainers.<\/p>\n<p>Although a qualification in first aid isn\u2019t usually a requirement for landing a job in a <a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/blog\/personal-trainer-and-a-gym-instructor\/\">gym<\/a> or sports facility, being qualified in first aid will significantly improve your prospects of getting a job.<\/p>\n<p>Gyms and sports clubs are required to have at least one professional, who is qualified in first aid, on site at all times. This means that if you\u2019ve applied for a job and can include a first aid qualification on your CV, you have an automatic advantage over other personal trainers without this qualification. As all personal trainers have a duty of care to their clients, holding a first aid qualification shows that you\u2019re serious about ensuring their well-being.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>For the benefit of your clients<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/blog\/what-does-personal-training-course-cover-2\/\">Personal training<\/a> \u00a0clients are continuously being showered with stresses that challenge their minds as well as their bodies. Some of these include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Physical Stress such as poor posture, muscles which are not balanced, tightness, weakness as well as daily movements which are not natural and restricted.<\/li>\n<li>Nutritional Stress from sources such as caffeine, alcohol, drugs, sugar highs, not drinking enough water, cholesterol build-up.<\/li>\n<li>Emotional Stress from family, work, relationships and\/or friends.<\/li>\n<li>Hormonal Stress from issues such as fluctuating hormones and blood sugar levels as well as fat storage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These stresses build up in the client\u2019s body. One-by-one they become less tolerant to new stressors (like exercise). These negative stressors are all known to cause Coronary Heart Disease, heart attacks and\/or strokes.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re at the gym that you work from, at home or are out, you may be the only person available to stand up and perform first aid during a crisis. This act will probably save someone\u2019s life. Here are some astounding statistics that were released by the American Heart Association as well as the National Safety Council.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200b Approximately 383 000 sudden cardiac arrests occur every year. Eighty-eight percent of cardiac arrests occur at home.<\/li>\n<li>Many victims of these arrests appear healthy with no known heart disease or other risk factors.<\/li>\n<li>Effective CPR provided by a bystander, directly after sudden cardiac arrest, can double or even triple a cardiac arrest victim\u2019s chance of surviving. However, only 32% of victims of cardiac arrest are lucky enough to get CPR from a bystander.<\/li>\n<li>\u200b25% of all visit to casualty can be avoided with basic first aid and CPR certification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11152 size-shop_single\" src=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_566516026-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Trifocus Fitness Academy- first aid\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_566516026-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_566516026-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_566516026-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_566516026.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Here are the basic steps that every personal trainer needs to know about CPR.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>First, open a person\u2019s airway. This is so that you can check if they are in fact breathing. Do not start CPR if the person is breathing normally.<\/li>\n<li>If they aren\u2019t breathing normally, ensure that the patient is lying on his back on a solid surface. Kneel beside him. Place the heel of your hand in the centre of his chest.<\/li>\n<li>Keep your arms straight and cover your first-hand with the heel of your other hand. Interlace the fingers of both hands. Keep your fingers in a raised position so they do not touch the victim\u2019s chest or rib cage.<\/li>\n<li>Lean forward. Make sure that your shoulders are directly over the patient\u2019s chest. Press down on his chest. Release the pressure but don\u2019t release your hands. Let his chest bounce back up.<\/li>\n<li>Perform 30 compressions at a frequency of 100 compressions per minute.<\/li>\n<li>Move over to the victim\u2019s head. Tilt his head and lift his chin so that you reopen his airway. Let the mouth fall slightly open.<\/li>\n<li>Pinch his nostrils closed with the hand that was on his forehead. Support the victim\u2019s chin with your other hand. Inhale and put your mouth over the patient\u2019s mouth. Blow until you can see his chest come up.<\/li>\n<li>Remove your mouth and look at his chest. Watch to see if his chest falls.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/contact-us\/\"><strong>Contact Trifocus Fitness Academy\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Want to learn more about personal training? Visit Trifocus Fitness Academy\u2019s <a href=\"www,trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\">website<\/a> to learn about this and our other online fitness courses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/courses\/#1531901768299-a2e09edf-d7bc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5273 size-shop_single\" src=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/footer1-1-600x96.jpg\" alt=\"Trifocus fitness academy personal training course registration\" width=\"600\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/footer1-1-600x96.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/footer1-1-300x48.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/footer1-1-768x123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/footer1-1-1024x164.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/footer1-1.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trifocus Fitness Academy - Personal Training Certificate\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9wXY8zokuiY?start=22&#038;feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular first aid related questions among personal trainers are: Do I need to be qualified in first aid? Can I work in the fitness industry without a first aid qualification? Because there\u2019s some confusion over the answers to these questions, we\u2019ve created a guide to first aid for personal trainers. Although a qualification in first&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2116],"tags":[2405],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11151"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}