fandomhigh | First Aid, 5/30, Session 2

Elliot waited for the class to assemble and then began her lesson. A variety of handouts described the conditions she named.

"Hey. You guys did great in a tough situation last week. I was really impressed by the emergency management skills you showed."

"This week, we're getting into the nitty-gritty of emergencies affecting the respiratory system, which is how you breathe. You need to breathe so your body can convert oxygen in the air into the oxygen that fuels your body. The most common emergencies involving breathing are choking and near-drowning, but people may also stop breathing because of allergies or asthma. And then there's hyperventilation, which is usually psychosomatic. Not fun, but psychosomatic. About all you can do to stop that is try to take deep breaths."

"Today, I'm going to have you practice the Heimlich Maneuver and rescue breathing. Heimlich hurts like a bitch if you do it right -- seriously, you need to squeeze so hard you think you might break the person's ribs. So practice it on the danger-shop generated people in that room. If you know how to do it on an adult, try it on one of the babies or pregnant women."

"After that, pair up and go practice rescue breathing. You can make your own pairs for that. And, guys, there's nothing gay about it, even if you are afraid of boykissy."

"Oh, and one more thing? Last week, I didn't really do introductions, but I probably should. Tell us your name, age, any experience you have with first aid, and if there's anything weird about your physiology that I might want to know for this workshop. If you aren't comfortable saying it out loud, come see me after the session."

"And finally, the rules; one absence is totally fine. Two unexcused absences, and you get detention. So show up."

"That's it, guys. Go for it."

[OOC: OCD's up. Pretend I used the introductions thread instead of sign-in on purpose. We have 15 people in this class -- if anyone is hanging on the rescue breathing as of tomorrow morning, they'll get to work with either Elliot or one of the multipliers. Also? If your character has a truly major problem with the rescue breathing exercise, please let me know in the OOC thread.]

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Peter walked over after the workshop ended. "Dr Reid? Hi, sorry about not saying more earlier. The fact that I'm different and can do stuff is generally known, but I try to keep the specifics quiet."

Peter didn't mention the fact that he was also generally wary of telling doctors anything. He was pretty sure Elliot wasn't the mad scientist type, after all.

"It's fine," Elliot said quietly. "My thing as a teacher is, I don't want to ask someone to do something they can't do. Like, if any of you were like those aliens in Signals who dissolve at a glass of water ~~and no, the movie made no sense, but whatever~~, I wouldn't want to plan an exercise where you had to swim. It's just not fair."

She shrugged. "So. Are you more on the level of Walter with the heartbeat, or more like Isabel with the freaky alien DNA?"

"I'm closer to Walter, I guess," Peter said. "There was a lab accident and the long and short of it is that I'm a lot stronger, faster, and more agile than most people, so any kind of physical exam would show that kind of thing. And bits of my DNA may resemble bits of a spider's DNA. Maybe. I haven't had much chance to do a real comparison."

"I'm not sure if we have the equipment here to do DNA research," Elliot said, looking thoughtful. "Lab accidents can really suck -- must have been a doozy. Anyhow, thank you for letting me know, and I'll keep it in mind."

"Thank you," Peter said, giving a smile and heading off.

Seras stood, fidgeting with the hemline of her T-shirt.

"Er...Dr. Reid? May I ask you a question?"

"Sure," Elliot said. "What's up?"

Seras cleared her throat.

"Will we often be doing excercises like the rescue breathing?" she asked, feeling her cheeks turn red, "With living partners, I mean? Or can we use dummies instead."

Elliot considered the girl for the moment. "Not that often. I'm not going to hurt you guys as teaching tools, so most of what you do in pairs will be things like practicing wrapping bandages and making slings. This is about as intimate as you'll need to get with each other."

She quirked an eyebrow. "If you want to use a dummy today, I can set you up with one."

Seras shook her head, keeping her eyes on her sneakers.

"Thank you, but I've already completed the exercise," she said, "I just wanted to know if I should expect more like it."

"Most likely not," Elliot said, rifling through a folder to hand a piece of paper to Seras. "Here's the syllabus (http://blonde-doctor.livejournal.com/1686.html#cutid1). We won't have time for everything in the right-hand column, but it should give you an idea what we're trying to do."

"And it's okay to be shy or uncomfortable. Just let me know, okay?"

Seras took the syllabus and managed a smile.

"I will. Thank you, Dr. Reid."

"No problem. It's what I'm here for," Elliot said with a smile ofher own.

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