On yesterday morning, a lady from St Johns called Sophie came into our class and taught us about first aid. To start the lesson, we talked about Doctor AB, D R S A B. D for Danger to see whether it is safe or not, R for Response to see/hear the unconscious person reacted after being tapped by the collar bone, S for Send/Seek for help to the emergency number for ambulance, A for Airway to free out the mouth so person can breathe, and B for Breathing to see/feel/hear the person is breathing or not (there was also C for Circulation and D for Defibrillation but we were not taught that yet). We practiced with our peers (I was with Stella) what to do if someone is unconscious but breathing (we could not hold our breaths). If some was not breathing, we had to do CPR but we did not practice that. Then we discussed what some medical issues or injuries and how to treat that issue/injury. Examples were bruise – ice pace/frozen veg, stroke – FAST (face, arm, speech, take action), allergy reaction – Epi pen (blue to the sky, orange to the thigh), major bleed – dressing, wrap it tight, e.g… We learnt about what was kept in a first aid kit like Paracetamol, Ibuprofen and more. Then we practiced treating major bleed and that was about it.
What do you know about first aid responses?