Our brains are filling up and there is much more to do. Day 3 we learned all about chest injuries, shock and head injuries. We learned how to do a focused spinal assessment to allow us to make a good judgment call regarding the possibility of spinal injury. We also learned a bit about dental issues including abscesses.
We continue to do scenarios where part of the class (taking turns) act out being a patient and others come to assess. I’m already losing track of the list of scenarious so here is the list so far.
- Broken collar bone with grazed forehead
- Broken wrist with hidden back injury
- Fallen off roof in thunderstorm with broken wrist
- Broken collarbone, grazed palm, dehydration and mild shock
- Finding someone wedged between two trees or wrapped around fence
- Internal bleeding / shock following river accident
- Head wound following rock throwing accident
As a rescuer you have no idea what you’re going to get. It keeps us on our toes. We always make one or two mistakes but each time we reinforce the right behaviours and learn from what we missed. Even as the patient one learns as you get to watch what the others do.
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