Originally Posted by 22wingit
It's my understanding that in cities where airlines have crew training centers, they sometimes have "open house" days where they let members of the public come and try out some of the safety training drills.
This used to be part of JAL/ANA "behind the scenes" tours at Haneda.
From my diving experience (including Emergency First Response certification), I've learned that running through simulations means that much less panic when the actual situation arises. That's why we have AED demos on TV. Sure the units are designed to be idiotproof and self-explanatory (provided that you speak the language used), but that's no good when you're panicked.
I'm happy to say that I've only used my EFR training once—on a bus(!) in the middle of Ireland. I flew there on KLM+Aer Lingus.