fandomhigh | First Aid Event, Danger Shop, Tuesday Afternoon

The Danger Shop was arranged for students to practice first aid, with
workstations, CPR dummies, and a wide variety of medical supplies. Out
of a combination of fear of being known as crazy badger teacher
forever and a lack of need, Elliot hadn't engaged the computer, so --
in a novel twist -- everything in the room was real.

She stood on a platform at the front of the room with the other
instructors, waiting for all of the students to file in. When it
seemed like no one else was coming in, she started to talk, glancing
occasionally at some notecards in one hand.

"Hi, thanks for coming out. This is the big first aid shindig, or 'how
to make it through your first semester at Fandom without dying.' I am
Elliot, Dr. Reid, -- whatever -- and I am teaching biology and health
this term. We're going to introduce ourselves and give some basics,
and then there are stations for you to learn first aid techniques. And
we'll be around all afternoon for questions."

"Alanna, want to start the introductions?"

"Sure! Hello everyone, I'm Alanna Trebond and I'm a current Senior
here at Fandom. I've worked at the clinic since day one and will be at
the bruises and cuts station. Most of my experience comes from working
in military hospitals. Also? If you have any bruises, cuts, or a light
fever and don't want to go to the clinic or have a broken bone you
want to heal faster? Find me, and there's a good chance I'll be able
to heal you. So...Dr. Reid?"

"...right. I'm Dr. Reid, I'm most of the way through a residency in
internal medicine and I have plans to go into endocrinology someday.
I've been in Fandom about four months; before that, I was at a
hospital in California. I can't heal magically, but I can do most of
the fun doctor stuff, though I'm not much for cutting people open. And
I work at the clinic Mondays now, but that's still new to me."

"Peter?"

"Compared to the rest of these folks, I'm not much in this realm. I'm
Peter Pevensie. I took both Dr. Reid's courses this summer and have
some battlefield experience. Basically, I know enough to know what not
to do."

"And Mr. Gavin."

Tommy looked like he really wanted a cigarette. "Okay, listen up. My
name is Tommy Gavin, formerly FDNY, currently head of FTEC. That means
I get paid to be in charge of making sure nobody on this freak-ass
island ends up dead. Except the ones who are already dead and let's
not even get into that craptacular mess of Fandom insanity.
I've been in the middle of shit that would make you piss your pants
right now. Snow mosters, jello dragons - fucking Guilliani. So
do not try to be stupid on my watch, okay?"

He finished that off with a look that made it clear actually answering
would not be a smart move.

"Thank you Mr. Gavin." Alanna smiled at Tommy. "All right back to me
then. I know a lot of you are thinking that you're never going to need
this stuff." She smirked. "Yeah right. Last year we had zombies attack
the school, snow monsters attack the town, creepy voiceless guys try
to kill people, jello dragons, gremlin bites, and I'm sure there other
things that I'm forgetting. On top of that? There's regular students
who can't walk without bumping into furniture. So knowing a little
first aide? Just might save your life. Or your friend's life."

"Mummies," Elliot supplied. "Right, so this stuff is important. First
tool you want? Is your cell phone." She brandished hers, which was
bright green and very tiny. "If an injury's at all serious -- and you
want to assume it is -- call 911 and somebody who's trained in this
stuff will show up."

She turned to her former student.

"Pevensie, tell them what else you learned about assessing injuries."

Peter flashed a grin. "Nothing like a final paper. Once the people who
know what they're doing are on their way, you look over the scene
again to see what you can do to help or what first aid, you can
administer. Don't move anyone who seems injured at all unless they're
about to get severely hurt by staying there. Big rocks falling? Pull
them out of the way. Otherwise, leave them be until help comes. If
you're not sure how to do something, don't do it."

He looked towards Tommy to see what he wanted to add.

"Do not try to be a hero," Tommy said. "I don't care what the
Hell you were in your home town, planet, whatever the blah blah blah.
In a danger situation heroes are the stupid assholes who are in it for
their own glory. What's really needed is somebody to make sure
that your teammate - in this case your class member - makes it out of
there alive."

"All right, that's all for us. Remember to think before you do
something and there are people who are actually trained medics on this
island. Dr. Reid? Anything else to add?"

"Nope, just go forth and try things out at the stations.We'll
demonstrate techniques, and let us know if you need help. Oh -- don't
steal all of the bandages to make a mummy, they're expensive and it
itches the person you do it to."

[OOC: Post is open, but please wait for the instructors to ping in stations before replying at them.]

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"'Straight.' 'Gaydar.' I don't even know what you're saying." Evie put her head in her hands for a moment, befuddled and overwhelmed. "How did we get into this conversation?"

Dean moaned quietly, apparently totally unable to say anything right. "I don't even remember. That's probably a really, really good thing. We're just supposed to be learning CPR, and I think I managed to alienate you completely, yet unintentionally, forever."

"No, no. It's my fault. At least some of it. Probably." Evie's broken far too many vases not to know a catastrophe when she causes it. "I shouldn't have asked either, and it's all just... right." She looked around a bit desperately, trying to think what would Mother do? and having no idea what the answer would be. "Right. So. CPR? Tell me about that. Please."

Dean lept at the chance to change the subject completely. "Right. CPR. Um, well, first you have to make sure the person's unresponsive, so you ask if they can hear you. If they don't answer, then you call 911. While you're waiting for the paramedics to come, that's when you do CPR. If you want, I could show you. Or I could just tell you." He bit his lip, all nervous about saying the wrong thing now. "Or I could just shut up."

Evie laughed a little, and said, "No, that's fine. What does C.P.R. stand for?" She clutched at her notebook, hoping she could just forget the worst parts of this conversation later.

"Cardio. Uh. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation? I think?" He hoped that was right. He thought that was right. "Because you're doing the breathing and the heart-pumping for them."

"Oh! Well, that sounds very necessary to learn, then." Evie made herself focus on the handout for it, then shot Dean a tiny smile. "And you already know how to do this?"

He smiled back, pleased that at least Evie didn't seem to hate his guts for being an insensitive loser. "Mostly, I think. Might have forgotten some of the numbers since last time, but the basics are there." He glanced at the sheet, running through the steps in his mind.

Evie nodded and looked at her sheet too, blushing a little at the picture for the breathing step. But only a little, because really. She'd seen that in movies, much less pictures.

Mental image of Dean doing that for her-- suppressed. Nearly immmediately, anyway.

Dean wasn't disappointed that Evie didn't ask for a demonstration on herself. Nope. Not at all.

"So, um. I think we're supposed to go do the rounds of the stations now. Learn how to wrap ourselves up like mummies." He stood, looking towards where the instructors had taken their positions.

"Good idea," Evie said heartily, and got to her feet. "Then I shall see you back at the dormitory, I think? And, um. Yes. Wrap ourselves not *quite* like mummies. Since we won't be dead or have organs missing."

"Oh yeah! You already know everything there is to know about mummies anyway, don't you?" He grinned and added, "See you back at the dorms."

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