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IMC's First Aid Training

The first few minutes after an accident often shape everything that follows. Whether we can make the right call and take the right action before the ambulance arrives depends on one thing: whether we have actually learned it, and actually practised it. That is exactly what participants did at the recent First Aid Training at Beijing International Medical Center (IMC), where 2.5 hours of immersive, hands-on learning turned "knowing about it" into "being able to do it."

A Course Built Around Doing, Not Just Listening

Unlike a lecture-style health talk, this session was interactive from start to finish, with all instruction delivered in English. Dr. Sunny Kim covered the theory behind first aid, but deliberately set aside the bulk of the time for live demonstration and participant practice — every technique performed by hand, every decision tested within a scenario. The design serves a single purpose: to make sure the knowledge still holds up in a real, high-stress moment.

Three Core Modules, Covering Everyday and High-Risk Scenarios

The curriculum was structured along three lines:

Medical and Environmental Emergencies — recognising situations that require immediate intervention, understanding how environmental factors such as heat, cold and choking hazards affect the body, and knowing what to do first on scene — and just as importantly, what not to do.

Basic First Aid — from assessing scene safety and evaluating injuries to bleeding control and bandaging, building a clear and workable approach to emergency care.

Basic Life Support and CPR — the focus of the session. Instruction was delivered by age group, with infants, toddlers, older children and adults each requiring a different compression site, depth, rate and ventilation method. Participants practised on manikins one by one, refining a "general technique" into the technique that is right for this particular person.

First Aid Is a Life Skill, Not a Professional One

First aid is not the exclusive domain of medical professionals. It is a life skill worth every adult's time. IMC will continue to run first aid training courses, open to companies, schools, families and community groups. If you would like to be the person who acts rather than waits the next time seconds count, follow our upcoming course schedule or contact us to arrange a dedicated session for your organisation.