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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: clio on June 17, 2015, 05:00:21 PM
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Thank you for replies, I might find out where the course is and who's taking it before I decide.
Clio
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If children were taught first aid and signing in School none of us would feel squamish ;)
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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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That would be the adrenaline then Honeybun :medal: ….. I couldn't have walked past unless they were :sick02:
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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.
Honeybun
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Emissions.....
I like that ;D
I think we all prefer clean emergencies
Honeybun
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I am quite squeamish, but I did a first aider course a few years ago and was ok. If you have any particular issues/things that make you upset, it's a good idea to tell the person running the course at the start - they are usually helpful. After all, people needing first aid can't choose who they become injured in front of and a squeamish person with basic training is surely better than a non-squeamish person with no training.
Mine has lapsed and I need to redo it when I have time. But I had to stop to help a couple of months ago to help someone who was injured and had difficulty breathing. Didn't do much apart from recovery position, but I was the only one who stopped for quite a while & I'm sure my memory of the course helped even if it was a while ago. Always worth doing as you never know when you might need it.
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I'm our first aider at work, did the first course almost 10 years ago and have done two top-up courses since. Nothing squeamish involved but learnt some really useful stuff. I haven't had to use it at all at work, worst injury we had was a paper cut ;D ;D ;D I would sign up for it and then speak to the course leader when you get there and explain your fears.