First Aid Course

What we learnt in our First Aid Course today in preparation for camp...

Injuries 

Broken Bones 

1. Call for help 

2. Put towels, blankets, clothes under the broken area to support it

3. DO NOT touch the broken bone 

Sprains 

R- rest 

I - ice 

C- compression 

E - elevate 

Anaphylactic Allergies 

 If someone goes into anaphylactic shock we can give them an epi-pen. 

1. Blue to the sky

2. Push into the persons thigh 

3. Count 3 seconds 

4. CALL 111 

Concussion 

Caused by a knock to the head 

Signs and symptoms 

- Don't know their own name 

- Dizzy 

- Vomiting or feeling sick 

- Blurry vision, don't like bright lights

- Funny looking pupils, one big one small

Note- You can have delayed concussions 

If you think someone has a concussion 

1. Go tell an adult and get help!!

Asthma attacks 

- Wheezing, trouble breathing 

Give them their inhaler 

If it does not work CALL 111. 

Choking 

People turn red or purple

They are often panicked 

1. Ask them if they are choking before you try to help them 

2. Hit them on their back to try to dislodge the thing in their throat 

3. After 30 seconds get someone to CALL 111

4. If they are not breathing start CPR (you only do CPR on people who are not breathing)

If they are little children

- Rest them over your knee before you start hitting their back

If you are alone and you start choking 

- Throw yourself over a table or kitchen cabinet. Something strong.

- Aim for your stomach to push the wind up through your air pipe.

Burns 

- Put under cool running water for 20minutes 

- Cover with something clean and not fluffy (Gladwrap if the burn is cold) 

If the burn is bigger than the palm of your hand then find an adult and CALL 111

If clothing is stuck to the skin - do not pull the clothing off! Just put everything under cool running water.

Something in your eye

-Wash your eyes away from the other good eye

Blisters 

- Never pop a blister 

- A popped blister can get infected 

Seizures 

- Put a pillow under their head

- Moved people and furniture away from the person 

- Roll the person onto their side- recovery position 

- CALL 111

- Time the seizure so you can tell the ambulance officer

Heart Attack 

- If someone is looking, grey, clammy. They are clutching their chest and in pain. 

- CALL 111

- If they stop breathing do CPR

Stroke 

F - face - drooping 

A- arm - hard to hold up 

S - speech - slurring words 

T - time - to CALL 111

Severe Bleeding 

Nose bleeds 

- Pinch the squishy part 

- Look down at the floor 

- Hold for 10minutes 

- If it hasn't stopped hold for another 10minutes 

- After 20minutes go to the hospital 

Bleeding wound - How to put on a bandage 

- Never touch anyone else's blood - wear gloves if you have them, or plastic bags 

- Get a clean, non fluffy, bandage or piece of material (tea towel, t-shirt) to be a pressure pad

- Roll it up quickly 

- If someone is turning pale and not feeling well, get them to lie on the ground 

- Put the pressure pad on the wound and apply pressure 

- Using a roll bandage (Happy Snail)

- Wrap around and seal both ends with the bandage 

- Pull tight each time - keep the bandage flat, keep the pressure 

- Tuck in the end 

- Elevate the wound ie tuck arm into t-shirt collar 

- Need to be able to slide one finger under the edge of the bandage - not too tight or too loose 

- Go to the hospital 

Pack it 

Wrap it 

Raise it 

Happy Snail bandage 

Our Special Places

This morning we examined a poem by Emily Dickinson. We discussed why we enjoy writing poetry - Connor said it gives him the opportunity to express himself, Isla said it is a chance to be you and write for you, these statements are inspiring to us as teachers.

Sienna
Sitting on a cloud
I fall through
Serene.

The trees envelope all light
Still falling
Through earth.

I arrive at my destination
Untouched flowers stand tall
Follow me.



Kayden
There is another dimension
A place that brings you happiness
A place that feels like home.

There is another place
Where the green grass flows through the wind
A place with no rules
A place that's calm
A place that will never change.



Leon
There is another dimension
Where blossom petals fall upon your soul
Grating you good luck.

There is another place you go to
Where your loved ones lie
Hugging you forever on.

There is another land
Where your secrets are safe
While you lie then upon your destination.



Jack
There is another land
Where the sky is always blue
And the rabbits hop freely through the grass.

As the moon rises and the sun falls
You snuggles up in the warmth of your bed
Never wanting to get up.

There is another place
Where danger lurks
Where a calm feeling is just another mirage on the horizon.
Fear daunts us nowhere near home.

As we drift through an endless maze of struggles.



Vasilisa
There is another place
Where everlasting dreams reach out
And take hold of your mind.

There is another moon
That crowns you with serenity
Creating peace amongst others.

There is another ocean
That carries you away
To another realm
With the secrets of the future.



Harvey
There is another star
Where serenity is not interrupted
And stress is lost
And peacefulness occurs.

There is another forest
A light beam will engulf you and your forlorness
This forest is calm
Sadness cowers as peacefulness devours you.

There is another meadow
Where rest eddies around you
To rising and falling sun
Then darkness and the sound of silence.



Kuhu
There is another world
Where happiness comes to mind
And you are not afraid to enter
Everything is serene.

There is another place
Where dreams come true
And warmth goes in your heart
Everyone forgets about darkness.

There is another realm
Where everything is peaceful
And you relax every minute of your life
Peaceful comes from every medicine.



Grace
There is a place like no place on earth
A land full of wonder, mystery and danger
Somewhere you forget your troubles.

There is a place like no place on earth

A land full of sunshine and daisies

Somewhere you're wrapped in a cocoon of serenity.

There is a place like no place on earth

A land full of birds that take you places

Somewhere the evergreen trees sing.

There is a place like no place on earth

Arthur

There is another place

Where darkness and fear rule

Where the frozen forests perish in its presence.

There is another realm

Where the trees have no leaves

The rabbits being the only sign of happiness 

Still they cannot withstand it.

There is another dimension

With not a spot of happiness

For it has arrived.

Your fears.

Freddie

There is another realm

That you know is not a mirage

Where pain is banished and liberty is yours

You choose whether to stay or leave

One option is not wrong, but secretive.

When sadness arrives your realm envelopes you

Before this earth makes a wrong move

Serenity all around but noise is near.

An abyss, not dark, but welcoming, 

Inviting you to your own happy place.

Danica

As happiness rises

Like the sun

Where the grass is soft

And the flowers grow brighter.

For what you believe in

All comes true

Where a blanket of stars

Tuck you into bed.

Where when you're asleep

Serene warm dreams

Comfort you all night long

For when you're awake.

You are fresh.