Yesterday (29th Nov) Sophie from St John’s came to room 2 to teach us about First aid. She started off by telling us about the emergency services and what they are needed for. Next she taught us about what to do if someone passes out, the Drs AB.
Danger – Look for danger around the person to see if it’s safe to go over to them. Response – Knocking on their collarbone and saying their name. Send for help – Call the emergency services and ask for the ambulance. Tell them your name and where you are. If you don’t know, you can describe the area. Don’t hang up until they tell you. Airways – Hold their forehead and pull on their chin gently and have a look in their mouth. If there is anything in there that doesn’t belong, take it out. Breathing – Put your face close to their nose and mouth and look at their stomach. See if their stomach is moving up and down and feel the air coming from their nose and mouth.
If they were breathing, we would roll them onto their side in case they throw up so they don’t choke on the vomit. Then we got into buddies and one of us pretended to be unconscious while the other had to do the Drs AB.
Lastly, we learnt about injuries and treatment that can be done at home. We talked about extreme bleeding, burns, cejers, strokes, Broken bones, and Anaphylaxis. We learnt how to wrap up a wound with extreme bleeding and to raise it. With burns, we have to run it under cold running water for 20 minutes until the burn is cooled down. When someone is having a cejer, let them have it but make sure there is nothing there for them to hit their head on and call the ambulance. With broken bones, we learnt to stop, rest, ice, call 111, and elevate. When someone is having an Anaphylaxis reaction, call 111 and get their epipen. Usually, they know how to inject themselves but sometimes they are so swollen that they need help. We learnt a rhyme to help us, Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh. If someone is having a stroke, We learnt the FAST methade. Face drooping on one side, Arm is drooping, Speech mumbled or lost, Take action and call 111.
I really enjoyed learning these methods to possibly save someone’s life. Have you learnt about these things?