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Chance to learn life saving skills by St John Ambulance in Bath outside Bath Abbey on Sunday

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One day you could be needed to save someone's life.

St John Ambulance is offering the chance for people to learn skills which could save someone's life.

People will be taught first aid as part of the charity's annual Save a Life September campaign.

It will take place in Kingston Square, outside the abbey and tourist information centre, from 11am to 4pm.

First aiders will demonstrate five easy-to-follow techniques that could potentially save a life, as well as handing out information on where to go for more free first aid advice and helpful tips.

Recent research carried out by St John Ambulance, shows that 97 per cent of people believe that learning first aid is important while one in ten people in the UK have begun to learn first aid in the last three years.

SJA Bath volunteer manager, Helen Ashworth, said: "Learning first aid is one of the single most important things you can do in your life and it's so easy to learn.

"In the time it takes to do your weekly shop, you could learn how to stop a friend choking or keep a loved one alive until an ambulance arrives.

"By holding free first aid demonstrations, we want to reach as many people as possible, so that more of us are equipped with the skills to save a life.

"Anyone who needs first aid should get it, and the more of us that can help in an emergency, the better. No one should die for a lack of first aid."

For more information about the campaign and life-saving tips, visit www.sja.org.uk/sals.

Chance to learn life saving skills by St John Ambulance in Bath outside Bath Abbey on Sunday


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