Skip to content
Return to British Red Cross blog home

Red Cross Blogs

Blogs highlighting the work of staff and volunteers within the British Red Cross, part of the largest humanitarian organisation movement in the world.


Don’t be doomed to failure – become a life saver in 2010

By Brad Smith
January 5, 2010 at 9:59 am

Did you know 78 per cent of people that undertake a new year’s resolution fail in their efforts. Whether that’s giving up smoking, or gaining a qualification it’s a shocking figure, isn’t it?

Young man doing CPRWell, I’ve got the perfect resolution for you that you’ll want to stick to. Learn first aid and get a first aid certificate.

Not only will you be learning how to save lives, you’ll have fun in the process. We make our first aid training fun and easily memorable – whether it’s a two hour save a life session or a first aid in the workplace course -  with lots of opportunities for questions and interactivity.

So go on – what are you waiting for? Make a resolution you’ll want to keep – learn first aid.

And if you’re one of the 78 per cent that’s already tried and failed, it’s not too late to try again!

Image copyright © Derek Gordon/ British Red Cross


Comment (0) »

Tags: , , ,

The Red Cross values comments both complimentary and critical. However, we will not tolerate the following: aggressive or personal criticism of the blogger, breach of copyright, obscene, defamatory, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive or likewise objectionable comments.