Preeceville instructor promotes first aid training for all ages

A Preeceville first aid instructor is urging more rural residents to learn life-saving skills, noting delays in emergency response can be critical.

The Canadian Red Cross is a leading provider of first aid and CPR programs and has been offering first aid and CPR training to Canadians for over 50 years.

Franky Sedlmeir Bullock, the owner of The Missing Peace Therapy in Preeceville, is a qualified instructor for the Canadian Red Cross. She is a firm believer that everyone from 12 years old and up should know basic first aid.

“We live in a rural community where the ambulance isn’t always immediately available. The hopelessness of not knowing what to do in an emergency can be overwhelming and frustrating,” said Bullock. “Taking a First Aid course can help build the participants' confidence in being able to provide life-saving skills in an emergency.”

Bullock is scheduled to instruct a Canadian Red Cross Blended Standard First Aid course with CPR C and AED training on Dec. 3 at The Missing Peace Therapy Centre in Preeceville. The course will give participants a three-year certification and include training on CPR and AED use, wound care, poisons, burns, heart attack and stroke, environmental illness, choking care, spinal cord injury, anaphylaxis and other important skills.

Bullock's courses include lots of hands-on practice and are taught with top-of-the-line teaching tools. She also teaches Babysitter and Stay Safe courses, as well as Basic Life Support for health-care providers. Bullock has been a qualified instructor for the last four years and brings 16 years of nursing experience to her courses.

As a registered nurse, she has worked in many areas of nursing, including home care, community health, maternity and, most recently, advanced nursing foot care. She is a training partner for the Canadian Red Cross and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.