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[clio]

Has anyone been on a first aid course, I was going to put my name down at work to be our office first aider, they pay for you to attend a course. My worry is will they show me anything sqimish that might make me faint I would be so embarrassed but really want to do it.

Clio

[CLKD]

So you faint! lots do 

The St John's Ambulance do them in our area.  You could give them a ring and see what the Course will entail?

[getting_old]

I did a first aid course many years ago, and I'm very squeamish. Despite the guy teaching the course sharing the gory details of some of his experiences I didn't faint / throw up / ....., but I learnt to recognise the signs of "one of those tales" and just stared out of the window and tuned him out for a few minutes.

[Joyce]

I had to do them because of work, every two to three years. Never felt squeamish. I actually found the ambulance ones better, much more informative.

[Taz2]

I've just done one in school - twelve hours for paediatric first aid. If there is anything squeamish coming up on the screen our guy warned us.

Taz x

[clio]

Thank you for replies, I might find out where the course is and who's taking it before I decide.
Clio

[CLKD]

If children were taught first aid and signing in School none of us would feel squamish 

[honeybun]

I'm fine with blood but hopeless with sickness....as in throwing up  .    So I don't think I would be much good.
Although in saying that I got hubby to stop the car a few months ago as I saw someone collapse in the street and there was no one else around. I managed to do the recovery position bit with the help of a few passing people and stayed until the first responders came.
I was shaking like a leaf afterwards but I just could not see an old man fall in the street and drive past.


Honeybun
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[CLKD]

That would be the adrenaline then Honeybun  ….. I couldn't have walked past unless they were 

[honeybun]

I know how you feel CLKD.

I did my bit.....I live near a town that's called Gods Waiting Room....lots of retired and very elderly people who seem to make a habit of falling over  In the winter it seems to be a regular occurrence and I have helped more than once and always end up feeling totally drained afterwards. I also have been asked more times than I can remember to help a very elderly person at the cash line machines. It must be something about my face. Hubby says I attract them.



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[Limpy]

If children were taught first aid and signing in School none of us would feel squamish 

I can understand the first aid but why signing?
Where I live the communication problem isn't deafness.

[honeybun]

It is where I am Limpy......did I say Gods Waiting Room hasn't enough hearing aids.

Just an aside.....my daughter signs really well. One of her friends had a mum and dad who were both profoundly deaf. She learned really quickly.


Honeybun
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[Limpy]

It's interesting how things vary in different places.
We do have people locally who don't hear well but they don't seem to do signing.
 

[getting_old]

I run (in the other direction) if there are any sort of emissions, but the course I did was more about recovery position, injuries, bandaging, etc. It was many years ago and I'd have to look stuff up if I needed to do anything these days, but it has come in useful over the years.

[honeybun]

Emissions.....


I like that 

I think we all prefer clean emergencies


Honeybun
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