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First Aid (Fandom Style), Friday, Period 3
"Some people," Don said to his class, "can fly. I apologize if this is the first you're hearing of this, but it's just the way it is. Maybe they have wings, or magic, or rocket boots. Maybe they are...I believe the term is 'self-yeeting.'" Did he use that term because it annoyed Thor? Yes. "And sometimes those people fall out of the sky or they go smack into a building, because of reasons.
"Now, most of the time people who can fly seem to have some sort of inbuilt protection against the normal consequences of physics. Or body armor, for the guy with rocket boots. And that's great, because falling from great height or slamming into a solid surface at high velocity are usually, you know, very bad for a human or humanoid body. So what are you looking for when your flying friend leaves a them-shaped crater in the pavement and then doesn't get up and walk away?
"First thing first, you're not going to move them unless absolutely necessary. The risk of spinal damage is very elevated with this sort of trauma, so you want to keep them immobile until they can be properly assessed by a professional, unless doing so is going to put their life in imminent danger, in which case if at all possible you should work as a team with at least one other person to hold their head and neck in correct alignment while you're moving them. All right? All right. So how do you assess for a spinal injury in the field? Well, if they say they can't feel their legs, that's a big clue. If they complain of pain in their neck or back, that's another. If the body is twisted or positioned oddly, or if there's some sort of change in consciousness, again, just go ahead and assume you're dealing with possible spinal damage. If you have to do rescue breathing, do not tilt the head back to open the airway. Instead you're going to gently grasp the jaw and lift it forward to open the mouth. Got it?
"With this sort of trauma you may also be looking at broken ribs, which can lead to pneumothorax and hemothorax, which is just medical for air or blood in the chest cavity. If you have an open--or what's called a sucking--chest wound, you can use something like the cover for a sterile dressing or even a Ziploc bag. Tape it down on three sides, leaving one side open, and it'll seal on the inhale to keep more air from getting in, while allowing air to escape on the exhale. If possible, you'll want to sit them up. That's going to make breathing easier. You can also position them on their injured side if that's not an option and, again, you've ruled out spinal damage." He was not going to teach them how to place a makeshift chest tube in the field. That was a yet more advanced class.
"Next you're looking at the extremities, and you're assessing for fractures. Immobilize, stabilize, don't try to realign bones yourself. After that it's watching out for shock. It's always watching out for shock. I should do a session on shock, actually," he realized.
"Now, are there any questions? Can you think of any likely issues I forgot to cover?"
"Now, most of the time people who can fly seem to have some sort of inbuilt protection against the normal consequences of physics. Or body armor, for the guy with rocket boots. And that's great, because falling from great height or slamming into a solid surface at high velocity are usually, you know, very bad for a human or humanoid body. So what are you looking for when your flying friend leaves a them-shaped crater in the pavement and then doesn't get up and walk away?
"First thing first, you're not going to move them unless absolutely necessary. The risk of spinal damage is very elevated with this sort of trauma, so you want to keep them immobile until they can be properly assessed by a professional, unless doing so is going to put their life in imminent danger, in which case if at all possible you should work as a team with at least one other person to hold their head and neck in correct alignment while you're moving them. All right? All right. So how do you assess for a spinal injury in the field? Well, if they say they can't feel their legs, that's a big clue. If they complain of pain in their neck or back, that's another. If the body is twisted or positioned oddly, or if there's some sort of change in consciousness, again, just go ahead and assume you're dealing with possible spinal damage. If you have to do rescue breathing, do not tilt the head back to open the airway. Instead you're going to gently grasp the jaw and lift it forward to open the mouth. Got it?
"With this sort of trauma you may also be looking at broken ribs, which can lead to pneumothorax and hemothorax, which is just medical for air or blood in the chest cavity. If you have an open--or what's called a sucking--chest wound, you can use something like the cover for a sterile dressing or even a Ziploc bag. Tape it down on three sides, leaving one side open, and it'll seal on the inhale to keep more air from getting in, while allowing air to escape on the exhale. If possible, you'll want to sit them up. That's going to make breathing easier. You can also position them on their injured side if that's not an option and, again, you've ruled out spinal damage." He was not going to teach them how to place a makeshift chest tube in the field. That was a yet more advanced class.
"Next you're looking at the extremities, and you're assessing for fractures. Immobilize, stabilize, don't try to realign bones yourself. After that it's watching out for shock. It's always watching out for shock. I should do a session on shock, actually," he realized.
"Now, are there any questions? Can you think of any likely issues I forgot to cover?"
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Maybe she should train herself to try and br ambidextrous...
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