The last ten years have seen a significant improvement in people’s assessment of whether they could administer first aid. Currently two thirds of people surveyed (67%, a rise of 17 percentage points since 2007) said they would know how to give first aid in the event of an accident, although only 19% were certain of their abilities to do so. It is worth adding that a large part of those asked (44%) were interested in extending their abilities and would like to learn how to give first aid proficiently.