So this past weekend we did our first 2 days of training for our Level 1 and 2 first aid course. The reason we need to do this is because later this month we will be doing a 4 wheel drive guide training course. This will enable us to be equipped to take people out on 4×4 tours.
None of us are used to sitting in a class all day being taught, so that in itself was an experience.
The very first thing we started with was Emergency Scene Management. This involves staying calm and checking around the scene to see what has happened. You determine the number of casualties and what happened to them. You then go on to get them into “stable” positions until medical help (ambulance, etc) arrives.
To get them into this stable position we’ve learned to treat with CPR, using abdominal thursts for choking and treating for shock. We learned about doing those for children, infants, adults as well as pregnant ladies. Then we moved onto treating burns, cuts and fractures.
What makes this course interesting a bit more exciting than just sitting in a class learning is that we actually practise the things practically as well, and get assessed thereon.
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