Press Packer Fern tells us why she thinks learning about first aid is important.
"My school has started to offer first
aid lessons every Monday after school in our school hall.
For the first couple of weeks
we learnt the basics.
Soon we developed our skills
and learnt how to deal with
injured people and the
recovery position.
Check breathing
At the moment we are learning
how to check for DABC.
D is
for danger; before starting a
rescue you need to check there
are no dangers which could
hurt you.
A is for airways;
you check that there is
nothing blocking the airways
like the tongue.
B is for
breathing; you need to listen
for the person breathing and
watch their stomach rising.
C
is for circulation; you need
to look for obvious signs that
the blood is circulating like
the colour of their skin, lips
and fingers.
Might be useful
At the moment each of us is taking turns at being the patient.
However, soon we will use a dummy.
There is a lot of information to take in during each lesson but I am very
determined to learn first aid and enter a school competition on behalf of my
school.
I also like learning first aid because you never know
when it might be useful."
Fern, 13, Hampshire
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