Petition · past parliament
Teach our young people First Aid skills in School!
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Instead of companies benefiting from cashing in on teaching people life saving skills, these should be taught at school to children.
Everyone should have the understanding and the confidence to act in an emergency to save a life.
Everyone should have the understanding and the confidence to act in an emergency to save a life.
Children should have the skills and confidence to know how to react if someone needs medical assistance. These skills taught at a young age will ensure that they are never forgotten.
Up to 150,000 people a year could be given a chance to live if more people knew first aid.
Thousands of people are dying each year in situations where first aid could have made the difference. This includes nearly 2,500 who asphyxiate from a blocked airway and 29,000 who die from heart attacks. Source St Johns.
Up to 150,000 people a year could be given a chance to live if more people knew first aid.
Thousands of people are dying each year in situations where first aid could have made the difference. This includes nearly 2,500 who asphyxiate from a blocked airway and 29,000 who die from heart attacks. Source St Johns.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Oct 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Oct 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Oct 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.