So I spent the lion's share of last week at a St. John's Ambulance first aid course, and I am now officially a first aider. After being trained on how to handle a plethora of injuries, I am possibly less helpful in a trauma situation than I would have been before. I now know what I am not supposed to do, and knowing what I can't do legally means that I probably won't help you, but I will call 999 so someone can (or 911 as I kept insisting in class).
The class was fun, and I'm grateful to know the official recovery position because it doubles as a comfortable position for TV watching, and I got to learn how to use a defibrillator which is pretty cool. I am less grateful to have learned that the face of "Annie" the resuscitation doll is actually molded off of a French girl who was found dead in a river.
I hope my British Red Cross certification translates to the US, but I'm guessing that it does not based on step six of the six steps to handling an emergency situation:
1. Assess the situation
2. Make the situation safe
3. Give emergency aid as needed
4. Get help
5. Report the injury and tidy any mess
6. - and I'm not joking - Have a cup of tea
This whole experience has made me realize that I like playing doctor and pretending to save lives, so I'm contemplating a career switch. I don't think I want to put forth the effort of becoming an actual doctor or surgeon, but I would like to wear scrubs all day, order a "ten blade" and say things like "We're going to have to open him up." So the career for me is Doctor Actor. If you have any open positions please let me know.
Clear . . .
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Haha! Those British and their tea...
This morning I was doing my usual routine... piecing together fragmented memories from the night before, cursing the alarm clock, enthusiastically doing the grammar cheer in the face of a bright new day, and what's this?!?! "Who you gonna call?"... "who?!"... "who?!" Have we learned nothing from Schoolhouse Rock? Was Mr. Schumacher nothing more than an assistant football coach?
I'm getting a little worked up. I think I'm going to tidy a mess and have a cup of tea.
On Ty's behalf, thanks for the acknowledgement! He's been working on a new one...stay tuned!
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