"What if you became a volunteer First Aid instructor for events?"
You learn how to determine in five seconds whether someone is breathing and how to explain that calmly to a room full of nervous trainees — it gives you a remarkable sense of control. In the meantime, you build a network of people who also genuinely want to be capable, and you regularly find yourself in amusing role-plays as the fallen victim.
Joris (31), Tilburg — mechanic at a bike shop, plays indoor football on Tuesdays
I was lying on the floor of the Reeshof gym with a fake patient and thinking: this is honestly a pretty bizarre way to spend a Sunday morning.
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