Following on from our Drugswise topic, the children in primary seven have been learning what to do when someone collapses in front of you… We went through a lot of different senarios like if someone had just fainted or if it really was more serious. We learned how to open the airways, check for breathing and how to help the casualty.  If the casualty is breathing we learned how to put him or her into the recovery position. If the casualty is not breathing we learned about chest compressions with the help of the Little Anne dolls and the advert with Vinnie Jones!

The children loved learning all about this and really understood the value of what they were being taught.  They spoke about how they felt more confident if they had to act in a real emergency.