Time for training!!
There comes a time, every so often in an NCV's life, when they are given the opportunity to do first aid training. This week was one of those times and this was why a group of us turned up at the council offices in Pateley Bridge, clutching our notebooks. So - a day of staying clean and not needing tools or wellies lay ahead. Take a look below to see what went on.....
Things started off gently with British Red Cross
First Aid volunteer, Tracey, introducing the session.
Then a post-it note activity got everyone
thinking and talking.
What may stop people getting
involved if they came across Helena laying on the floor?
Answer? All kinds of reasons!
Scenarios were acted out - poor Phil had
apparently given his head a bad whack.
What should Helena do to help out?
The scenarios got more and more
serious until we reached the
heart attack stage, at which point Annie
joined us.
Not only had Annie had a heart attack and needed
CPR, but she was also missing all four of her limbs!
By 12:30 everyone felt much more able to cope than they did before. The key thing to remember was that we were not meant to be giving any kind of diagnosis, just helping keep the patient safe and comfortable until the professionals arrive.
An excellent session - thanks to Tracey Dawson and the Red Cross.
Anyone who couldn't attend should download the free British Red Cross First Aid training app.
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