First Aid Workshop # 5, Tuesday Morning

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Elliot seems a little gleeful as she welcomes the students.

"Okay, so today? Is broken bone day. Well, actually, it's about fractures, sprains, strains and dislocations in general. See, they're all really hard to tell apart without an X-ray or medical training. So the rule is to always, always act like it's a fracture. Patients might report a "grating" sensation of bones rubbing together, extreme pain, tenderness, swelling, bruising and an inability to move the injured part. In first aid, you control any bleeding, take care of any shock, splint the affected area, and apply cold packs.

Victims with traumatic injuries, like what you'd see from a car wreck or a fall, should not be moved except by trained rescue workers. Head, neck and back injuries are serious and require special care for movement and transport of victims with these conditions.The one exception is if the victim is genuinely at risk of further injury -- like, if a car crash with people still in the cars is on train tracks. If that's going on, stabilize the head and neck and move the person without flexing the head, neck or spinal cord.

I've split you guys into groups of three: you should all watch me demonstrate splint technique for all fracture areas, and then practice it yourselves on the body parts you've been assigned. Work on each other, or ... well, the good news is, the Danger Shop has quit sending up badgers when I asked for victims. The bad news is, it's giving me miniature llamas instead. If someone knows how to actually work this thing, let me know, otherwise you can practice veterinary medicine, or tape up each other. If you don't want to work on each other? Watch out for the llama spit."

[OOC: OCD is up. Mod "victims" as appropriate.]

Comments

Sign In, First Aid, 6/20

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Collapsingly!

Re: Sign In, First Aid, 6/20

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

M. Parker

Re: Sign In, First Aid, 6/20

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter Pevensie

Re: Sign In, First Aid, 6/20

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

V. Cally.

General workshop stuff, First Aid, 6/20

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Talk to Elliot or people not in your group here.

Re: General workshop stuff, First Aid, 6/20

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel blinked at the llamas, not sure if the llama spit was an improvement over badger bites.

Re: General workshop stuff, First Aid, 6/20

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter rather missed the badgers, but he supposed llamas would do just as well.

Group 1: Seras Victoria, Peter Parker, Dawn Summers

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Elliot demonstrates proper treatment for jaw (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000019.htm) & neck (http://familyfun.go.com/parenting/child/health/firstaidguide/dony69hl_neck/) fractures.

Re: Group 1: Seras Victoria, Peter Parker, Dawn Summers

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras looked anxious.

"I don't know about anyone else, but I'm leary of dealing with anyone's neck or spine fractures..."

Re: Group 1: Seras Victoria, Peter Parker, Dawn Summers

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I think I'm okay with trying a jaw before we get near the neck," Dawn said, looking through the materials.

Re: Group 1: Seras Victoria, Peter Parker, Dawn Summers

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Peter looked through the materials and idly wondered if he ever broke anyone's jaw. It's not like he often stuck around to check.

"Good call. Looks like the first things we should probably do are make sure our victim is breathing and get a bandage ready since that'll help either dislocation or fracture."

Group 2: Veruca Cally, M. Parker, Z Delgado

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

How to splint a broken . arm (http://www.emedicinehealth.com/broken_arm/article_em.htm) (or front leg) & collarbone (http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=173&topcategory=Shoulder).

Re: Group 2: Veruca Cally, M. Parker, Z Delgado

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker looked dubiously at the materials, then at the people in her group. "I vote arm. Because the collarbone looks like a way to end up in knots."

Re: Group 2: Veruca Cally, M. Parker, Z Delgado

[multiplez]

"Um, we could practice on a me instead of a llama, as long as we're not actually breaking any bones here."

Re: Group 2: Veruca Cally, M. Parker, Z Delgado

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

The llama curled back its lip, and horked a gob of spit past them.

"Yeah, that sounds excellent." Parker held up a bandage. "Right or left arm, or both?"

Group 3: Greg Sanders, Jamie Madrox, Cordelia Chase

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Elliot shows how to wrap a broken leg (http://www.emedicinehealth.com/broken_leg/article_em.htm) or ankle (http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/ankleproblems/a/anklefracture_2.htm).

Turns out llamas can kick.

Re: Group 3: Greg Sanders, Jamie Madrox, Cordelia Chase

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie gives the llama a wary look. "Do those things spit like camels? Because if so I'd prefer to take care of a human today."

Re: Group 3: Greg Sanders, Jamie Madrox, Cordelia Chase

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

"They spit worse," Elliot informed him. "It's icky. But hey, ick is part of medicine."

Re: Group 3: Greg Sanders, Jamie Madrox, Cordelia Chase

[upforachase.livejournal.com]

Cordelia peers at the llama dubiously. "I would rather break my own leg and practice on that than attempt to get near that thing."

Re: Group 3: Greg Sanders, Jamie Madrox, Cordelia Chase

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Then it's agreed. We fix a human," Jamie said with a nod. "So the first thing we're supposed to do is immoblize the subject. Who wants to knock him out?"

Group 4: Peter Pevensie, Isabel Evans, Walter Dornez

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Handling fractures of the Spine (http://www.ski-injury.com/spinal1.htm) & pelvis (http://www.ehow.com/how_8315_treat-fractured-pelvis.html) .

Drinking heavily cannot hurt.

Re: Group 4: Peter Pevensie, Isabel Evans, Walter Dornez

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Right, so we need to immobilise the victim first?"

Re: Group 4: Peter Pevensie, Isabel Evans, Walter Dornez

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter knelt by their pelvic injury demo victim. "With these injuries, ideally we'd wait for medical professionals to come get them." He looked up at Peter. "How often are you and I going to get that?"

Group 5: Briar Moss, Lilly Kane, Shawn Farrell

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Wrapping an owy Rib cage (http://www.ehow.com/how_10228_treat-rib-fracture.html) or shoulder (http://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/sts14566.asp).

OOC, First Aid, 6/20

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

All done!