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fandomhigh2025-06-06 10:01 am
ifwebeworthy) wrote in fandomhigh2025-06-06 10:01 am
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First Aid (Fandom Style), Friday, Period 3
The students would find their teacher absent again today, although never fear! He had a worthy replacement.
"Good afternoon," Thor told them. "Blake is unable to join you today," because his leg was giving him absolute hell so he'd opted against continued corporeal existence.
"I thought we would discuss today the importance of balancing one's humors." He paused, and when Don just sighed, abandoned that avenue as less fun than hoped.
"No, I jest. Although of course a deficiency of blood is a very bad thing indeed, the theory of the humors has long been discredited and has no place in medicine...or in matters of personality analysis. Instead, you shall learn how to properly construct a splint using the materials available to you in the field.
"A splint is appropriate when there is some injury to the joint or bone, in order to stabilize and immobilize said injury until proper medical assistance can be rendered. If there is some misalignment--as with a fracture or a dislocated joint--it is very important to not attempt to realign it yourself, as you may cause more damage that you could not predict to the nerves and blood vessels and such. Splint the injury in its current state, and leave correcting it for professionals in a controlled setting." He might have said this while looking directly at Tony Stark, if he was present (Kindly ignore that Thor would also shove his own shoulder back in the socket without a second thought, despite remembering most of med school.) "How you construct the splint will depend on which part of the body is injured. For a leg injury, you will want some sort of rigid item such as a stick to help support the limb; for a finger, you can use a neighboring finger as the support. For an arm you may use the torso as your support object by constructing a sling."
Thor proceeded to demonstrate several options for splint construction on the first aid dummy, then said, "After you have applied a splint, it is important to check regularly to make sure you have not made it too tight and cut off circulation. I am sure Dr. Blake has spoken to you of the dangers of tourniquets, and the same risk applies if you make your bandaging too tight.
"You should also keep watch for signs your patient is going into shock, which is a secondary condition that can develop after any form of serious injury. I believe shock may have been mentioned previously in this class," no mention of why he might know that, "and it is important that we discuss it. Signs of shock include pale, clammy skin; rapid breathing or hyperventilation; a rapid heartbeat; nausea, vomiting, or excessive thirst; and an altered mental state not attributable to a head injury--persons in shock may be unresponsive or slow to do so, or they may be irritable and restless. It depends. If you suspect your patient is entering shock, firstly, treat the condition that is the root cause, then it is important to keep them calm and comfortable. Lay them on their back if that is appropriate given their overall condition, and if they are cold, warm them up; if they are hot; cool them down. Do not give them anything to eat or drink, even if they are complaining of thirst.
"Are there any questions?" After Thor had given the students the opportunity to ask any questions they might have, he said, "Now, let us practice various splints upon our good friend the first aid dummy, using thehandwavey objects you may find in this hiking day pack I conveniently have available, as well as some sticks I collected from the woods."
"Good afternoon," Thor told them. "Blake is unable to join you today," because his leg was giving him absolute hell so he'd opted against continued corporeal existence.
"I thought we would discuss today the importance of balancing one's humors." He paused, and when Don just sighed, abandoned that avenue as less fun than hoped.
"No, I jest. Although of course a deficiency of blood is a very bad thing indeed, the theory of the humors has long been discredited and has no place in medicine...or in matters of personality analysis. Instead, you shall learn how to properly construct a splint using the materials available to you in the field.
"A splint is appropriate when there is some injury to the joint or bone, in order to stabilize and immobilize said injury until proper medical assistance can be rendered. If there is some misalignment--as with a fracture or a dislocated joint--it is very important to not attempt to realign it yourself, as you may cause more damage that you could not predict to the nerves and blood vessels and such. Splint the injury in its current state, and leave correcting it for professionals in a controlled setting." He might have said this while looking directly at Tony Stark, if he was present (Kindly ignore that Thor would also shove his own shoulder back in the socket without a second thought, despite remembering most of med school.) "How you construct the splint will depend on which part of the body is injured. For a leg injury, you will want some sort of rigid item such as a stick to help support the limb; for a finger, you can use a neighboring finger as the support. For an arm you may use the torso as your support object by constructing a sling."
Thor proceeded to demonstrate several options for splint construction on the first aid dummy, then said, "After you have applied a splint, it is important to check regularly to make sure you have not made it too tight and cut off circulation. I am sure Dr. Blake has spoken to you of the dangers of tourniquets, and the same risk applies if you make your bandaging too tight.
"You should also keep watch for signs your patient is going into shock, which is a secondary condition that can develop after any form of serious injury. I believe shock may have been mentioned previously in this class," no mention of why he might know that, "and it is important that we discuss it. Signs of shock include pale, clammy skin; rapid breathing or hyperventilation; a rapid heartbeat; nausea, vomiting, or excessive thirst; and an altered mental state not attributable to a head injury--persons in shock may be unresponsive or slow to do so, or they may be irritable and restless. It depends. If you suspect your patient is entering shock, firstly, treat the condition that is the root cause, then it is important to keep them calm and comfortable. Lay them on their back if that is appropriate given their overall condition, and if they are cold, warm them up; if they are hot; cool them down. Do not give them anything to eat or drink, even if they are complaining of thirst.
"Are there any questions?" After Thor had given the students the opportunity to ask any questions they might have, he said, "Now, let us practice various splints upon our good friend the first aid dummy, using the
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