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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"Maybe..." Dawn really didn't like that answer.

"Maybe you should just find him and go for a walk in the woods so you can talk privately?" she suggested. And then Isabel figured it was time to let the subject drop. "So who's going to be the victim?"

"I will," Dawn jumped on the change of subject. "I have practice and everything."

She laid down on her back and tried to look unconscious.

"Sure," Isabel laughed. "Just lie there and look pretty."

She got to her knees next to Dawn and carefully positioned her head so that her airway was open. Pinching Dawn's nose shut, Isabel carefully gave several breathes at five second intervals. When she was done, she sat back and crossed her legs. "Well that was interesting."

Dawn rubbed her chest, a little weirded out by the sensation of having someone else breathe air into her lungs. "My turn now?"

"Sure," Isabel replied with a shrug. She stretched out on the floor and tried to look like a victim.

"Your victim act needs work," Dawn informed her as she tilted Isabel's head back. She pinched Isabel's nose shut, puffed air into her mouth in repeated short bursts, then sat back. "So, are we done?"

"Yes?" Isabel said hopefully. "I have to go track down my hint."

Dawn grinned. "Say hi to Greg."

"I will," she smiled. "See you later?"

"Later!" Dawn shooed her in Greg's direction.

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