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This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Teach first to children in primary, secondary and higher education.

Up to 150,000 people die a year due to the public ignorance of how to apply first aid which I believe should be mandatory in school as it will help them later in life. If we were confident in our ability to save a life than we can save over a 100,000 lives collectively. Thank you

More details

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2010/apr/12/first-aid-skills-deaths

http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/what-we-do/latest-news/news-archive/news-stories-from-2010/april/2-in-3-couldnt-save-a-life.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Accidents-and-first-aid/Pages/What-to-do-after-an-accident.aspx

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/162605

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