St John's Emergency Response Visit

Last week we had a visit from Tira the St John's educator.  She taught us how best to respond to an emergency.

The acronym for helping in an accident is Drs ABCD

D dangers - check for dangers and eliminate them
R response - check for a response from the patient
S send for help - get some one to go for help
A airways - check for objects and a clear airway
B breathing - look, listen, feel
C commence CPR if able
D defibrillator if available.

We practiced bandaging a wound:

Calling 111:

                                                   

Putting someone in the recovery position:

 and CPR. 

These are all important skills to keep on top of and helping in an emergency!
Remember to keep calm 😎

Risk Assessment Training

Tira from St John's came today to teach us about assessing risks and how to avoid injuries.  This was very timely with Camp just next week!  We will certainly be assessing risks.  We now know about assessing for Rips on the beach as well as helping people who are hurt and avoiding injury. 

Have a look in the photos some very gory broken bones there! 

Over the next couple of days we will be writing our own risk Assessment for the beach and going Eeling at Whangara!

Thanks St John's we especially loved the first aid kits and certificates!

St John Emergency Training 2018

Today we had St John educators in to teach us about emergency responses.  Check out our personal blogs for an explanation of the 4 activities and parts to the programme. 

We learnt about ABC and resuscitation if a person is unresponsive and unconscious.  It was amazing how much we already knew and how many people have had to call 111 before!  The St Johns service is an incredible public service and they certainly have a difficult job to do!  

I am sure that students from Makaraka will have the knowledge to help in an emergency and can show empathy and maturity in dealing with tough situations!  Kia Kaha!  

Here is a video of the Row, Row, Row technique: