# Life-Saving Blankets These First Aid Blankets Work to Educate People on Life-Saving Techniques By Mishal Omar | Published 2016-08-22 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-aid-blanket References: [boredpanda](http://www.boredpanda.com/first-aid-blanket-zhejiang-university-china/) & [ippinka](http://www.ippinka.com/blog/first-aid-blanket-aid-inform/) This first aid blanket provides a general guideline of how to save someone's life in the case of an emergency or accident. The blanket was designed by students at [Zhejiang University](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/insulin-system) in China and has won a 'Red Dot' award for conceptual design. It would work to provide general instructions on how to save people's lives in the event that they had been close to drowning and needed CPR performed on them. The first aid blanket provides a human silhouette, instructions and a flap that pulls over the person who needs saving and provides a guideline on where to place the hands to provide CPR. This unique blanket could be positioned around beaches and public swimming pools in the event that a [lifeguard is not immediately available](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/public-safety-initiative) when a person is in need. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.3/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Life-saving Blankets:** Developing more effective life-saving blankets that are easy to use and provide people with essential medical knowledge - **Interactive Educational Tools:** Designing interactive educational tools to teach people about life-saving techniques in emergency situations - **Human-centered Design:** Adopting a human-centered design approach to develop more innovative and user-friendly first-aid blankets with improved functionality ### Where This Applies - **Healthcare:** Creating innovative first aid blankets can help in teaching life-saving techniques and educating people about emergency situations in healthcare industry - **Education:** Developing educational tools can benefit the education industry as they can be used to educate people about emergency life-saving techniques - **Hospitality:** Introducing life-saving blankets at public swimming pools, beaches and other recreational venues can help in creating a safer environment for patrons in hospitality industry ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Portable Defibrillators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-defibrillator.md) - [Lifesaving Swimming Vests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swimming-vest.md) - [App-Connected CPR Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-cpr-kit.md) - [Inflatable Rescue Stretchers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inflatable-rescue-stretcher.md) - [Flatpack Oceanic Lifeboats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fold-and-rescue-lifeboat.md) - [Multipurpose Korean Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lifeguard-snack.md) - [Solar-Powered Blankets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solarpowered-blanket.md) - [Plastic Bottle Lifejackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bot-lifejacket.md) - [Health-Tracking Swimmer Bracelets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soswim-safety-bracelet.md)