Practicing First Aid

By Lilah Langi-Scott

At the beginning of the term a person from St John came to talk to us about first aid. She told us about what to do if someone is unconscious, has a heart attack or stroke and if someone gets a burn, a deep cut or a sprain. They told us if someone gets a sprain to use the word…

Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevate

To tell if someone is having a stroke to use the word

Face

Arms

Speech

Take action

If someone gets a burn, run it under cold running water for 10-20 minutes depending on how bad the burn is, then wrap it in glad wrap. With cuts, clean the cut before wrapping the cut in a bandage. We got to practice how to bandage people properly and what to do if someone is unconscious.