P4-7 received a special visit from Paramedic Tanya Ellis today. We learned a great deal of information about the role of emergency services, why we would contact them and what we would say if we had to call in an emergency. The pupils considered carefully the dangers of making hoax 999 calls.
The workshop then moved on to practicing placing an unconscious person in the recovery position. All the boys and girls were able to achieve the required pose for their unconscious casualty.
Tanya then demonstrated carrying out C.P.R. on a dummy. The children practiced performing compressions on the dummy for themselves. We learned that the sequence is 30 compressions to 2 breaths.
The class then shared their knowledge on how to treat a range of injuries and emergencies such as burns, asthma attacks, breaks, bites and bleeding.
# Responsible Citizens
