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fandomhigh2023-02-06 06:01 am
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Life Skills; Monday, First Period [02/06].
"Last week," said Summer, with a nod, and doing her best to act like she didn't currently have a koala clinging to her at the moment. The Danger Shop itself was not quite the usual classroom, and looked a little bit more like the usual classroom and a clinic had some kind of room-baby, with some desks for them to sit in during the lecture, but some medical tables and paraphernalia scattered around everywhere, too, "we talked about taking care of our bodies on a hygiene level, and this week, we're going to talk about taking care of them on a health level. Specifically," she leaned back almost deftly, expertly, as a koala paw made a reach for her ponytail and, having missed that, reached onto a conveniently located IV pole and, seeing an opportunity, Summer happily urged the koala to cling onto that for a little while so that she could be free for at least a few minutes, "first aid. Now, I'm not a doctor, but, thankfully, there is someone on the island who is, and so I'm going to hand this one over to Dr. Halstead, who runs the clinic here on the island. Doctor?"
Will, who had been watching Summer deal with koala-Stark with a bemused expression, turned his attention to the class. "I suppose I ought to preface this by saying my medical knowledge is human-specific. In practice, so far I've found the skills regarding the basics are pretty transferable, though. Also, obviously, we’re assuming professional medical help isn’t an option."
"So, first things first: you're there to help, not make things worse, so you're going to need to assess the situation. For example, if someone's been stabbed or impaled, your first instinct is usually to remove the sharp object. But in most cases, this can actually make things worse, as whatever's lodged in there is currently stopping the injured party from bleeding out completely. Or if they've got a head or neck injury, moving them may exacerbate said injury," Will explained. He then went through how to properly assess an accident scene and injury."
Summer nodded a long, subtly moving away from the koala for now, with a great appreciation for the fact that Will came out swinging with the stabbing wound. Respect.
"Once you've figured out what kind of injury you're dealing with, then you can go ahead and give first aid. If they're not breathing, the most important thing you can do is CPR to get them breathing again," he went through the steps on a CPR dummy.
"For something like a stab wound- as I said, if there's something in there, keep it there. Next, you're going to want to apply pressure to the wound and dress it if possible to staunch the bleeding. If possible, elevate the wound, but being able to apply consistent pressure is more important, so if it's a choice between the two, go with whatever position allows you to keep applying pressure."
He went through a few other first aid basics, including setting broken bones, as well as cleaning and dressing wounds when one had access to proper first aid supplies.
"And if you've got any questions, I'm here to answer them."
Will, who had been watching Summer deal with koala-Stark with a bemused expression, turned his attention to the class. "I suppose I ought to preface this by saying my medical knowledge is human-specific. In practice, so far I've found the skills regarding the basics are pretty transferable, though. Also, obviously, we’re assuming professional medical help isn’t an option."
"So, first things first: you're there to help, not make things worse, so you're going to need to assess the situation. For example, if someone's been stabbed or impaled, your first instinct is usually to remove the sharp object. But in most cases, this can actually make things worse, as whatever's lodged in there is currently stopping the injured party from bleeding out completely. Or if they've got a head or neck injury, moving them may exacerbate said injury," Will explained. He then went through how to properly assess an accident scene and injury."
Summer nodded a long, subtly moving away from the koala for now, with a great appreciation for the fact that Will came out swinging with the stabbing wound. Respect.
"Once you've figured out what kind of injury you're dealing with, then you can go ahead and give first aid. If they're not breathing, the most important thing you can do is CPR to get them breathing again," he went through the steps on a CPR dummy.
"For something like a stab wound- as I said, if there's something in there, keep it there. Next, you're going to want to apply pressure to the wound and dress it if possible to staunch the bleeding. If possible, elevate the wound, but being able to apply consistent pressure is more important, so if it's a choice between the two, go with whatever position allows you to keep applying pressure."
He went through a few other first aid basics, including setting broken bones, as well as cleaning and dressing wounds when one had access to proper first aid supplies.
"And if you've got any questions, I'm here to answer them."
Re: Listen to the Lecture - Life Skills, 02/06.