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First reflex in many accidents or sudden illness is to call 18 or 15, the emergency telephone lines. But it takes the pompiers on average 14 minutes to respond and meantime there could be first aid assistance which could help.
In Tarn and Garonne the rescue services are initiating first aid courses in conjunction with the Croix Rouge (red cross). The 2 hour sessions are held in Croix Rouge or mairie premises and cover use of a defibrillator, cardiac massage or application of tourniquets, plus other primary responses. Volunteers completing the course will receive a certificate and in suitable cases be invited to attend more in depth rescue studies.

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