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Originally Posted by Steelsheen  What? The unconscious dude has been poked, stepped on, screamed at and he still aint budging? Well that only means one thing "Professor, you can shove these alcohol swabs up his nose, and if the dude doesnt react to the smell, then at least the first step is done, all you need to do next is to get the bandage wrap, tie it up around his head so his jaw doesnt swing open and call for a Shaman." Because really, what else is there left to do next? ...
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Right. A Shaman. Hopefully Salander would never have to perform Muggle first aid on an unconscious person. Ever. They'd end up with alcohol swabs in their nostrils and their jaw tied together. Oh, and a Shaman by their side. Yeah, perfect. "Err...no, not really. Unless-" Well, there actually WAS no unless. "No, just no, sorry." He really couldn't think of a situation were THAT would be appropriate. Quote:
Originally Posted by aussiegirl Hehe...some of the answers were rather funny but Mia couldn't believe that she hadn't thought of just talking to the person first. How many times had she come across people lying in the street? Way too many to count.
When the Professor asked the next question, she perked up immediately. Oh she knew this. Mia raised her hand in the air, "Check to see if they are breathing by placing your ear against their mouth." YES! Correct answer! Ding! "Yes, correct, Mia. You would check if they are breathing. There are actually three different ways to check if they are breathing and it's always best to do all three, especially if you think that the person is NOT breathing after checking it one way." Making sense, yes?
"One way would be, like you said, to LISTEN if they are breathing. Then, there's the possibility of LOOKING by watching their chest. And the third way to check would be by FEELING if they are by placing your hand on their chest. If it's moving then they're still breathing." Duh. Obviously. Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn ...Hmm. "Depends." she said, leaning back on her chair once more. This was quite a hard question. "How easily do you laugh?"
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Wait what? Okay, she could not hold in that chuckle at what Salander just said. The imagery...it was brilliant! But that still didn't help her with an answer. Ugh, being a muggle is so difficult!! "Check for a pulse...now?" Maybe she should start writing this stuff down. His lips twitched slightly as he considered his answer for a moment. He WAS easily amused. And something told him that Evelyn was always one to come up with...special suggestions. He actually knew that from first-hand experience.
"Go on." Jeremy finally encouraged her with a small grin, now quite curious on WHAT exactly her next steps would depend on.
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And there was the feeling-for-pulse suggestion again. "Well, to be honest, I'm not a huge fan of searching for a pulse. You might not find one and think the person is dead when you're just too nervous to find the right spot or maybe their pulse is just so faint that your unexperienced fingers can't feel it. I'd be careful since I think non of us are experts on that." He frowned slightly before adding, "That's why I'd rather go with checking if they're breathing next." That wasn't as difficult. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lindzers Oh.
Well... that was him. Melanie just hoped anyone that was lying around on the ground could manage to keep an eye out for her foot. After all, she didn't want to step on anyone's face. The girl let out a quiet sigh as the professor told them what they should do. She thought a second before raising her hand again, to answer the next question. "Scream for help, if you think they're really unable to respond." Melanie guessed. Melanie had a point there. "Yes, you're right. Though, you should be doing that right at the beginning, as soon as you suspect the person is hurt and/or unconscious. Make people aware and encourage them to help." He gave the girl a small grin before turning to the next student raising their hand. Quote:
Originally Posted by grangerfan8 "If they don't respond to the pokes and nudges and shakes?" She questioned, more to herself than Zookara. Well she wouldn't panic. That would be bad. Mmhmm. "I would check to see if they were bleeding or breathing, and call for help." She paused. "Maybe not in that order though." Jeremy simply nodded slowly as she practically repeated his question before finally taking her best guess apparently. "Yes, like I just explained to Melanie, the calling for help would come right at the beginning. Along with making sure you yourself are not in danger or are going to put yourself in danger by performing first aid on the person." That was one of the most imporant things to remember. However, they weren't going to have that problem to consider in the practical exam.
"Well, concerning checking for open wounds I'd be careful. If possible you shouldn't move the injured too much or not at all really. You might do more damage than good. So, if you don't see blood from the beginning then I'd rather not go looking for it yourself." He explained with a rather thoughtful expression on his face. Luckily, he had never had to perform any of that yet. Quote:
Originally Posted by mellamaet "Well, check if he's still alive?" Cass suggested "Like checking his pulse or looking for signs of serious wounds that might be a cause of death." Liek a stab straight through the gut. "Well, Cass, you're no doctor, how would you know if the wounds were lethal or not?" He gave her a small smile and turned to the next student. Quote:
Originally Posted by Starbreeze "Call for help!" Eino said with his hand in the air. Eino didn't think it was necessary to check their pulse if they didn't respond. They must be unconscious if they don't respond to someone calling them or poking them. Besides, he would be able to see if the person was breathing if their chest was going up and down, and that must mean the heart is beating... Maybe. Eino wasn't someone anyone would want to depend on for medical help. "Yes, if you haven't until then you should definitely call for help before proceeding with the first-aid steps if possible." He nodded slowly at Eino before reaching down and placing a first-aid dummy onto the teacher's desk. Quote:
Originally Posted by potiongirl10 Amy raised her hand "you should check to see if they are breathing and check their pulse to see if they were alive" that was pretty obvious but it was a decent answer "Yes, correct, Amy. Again, though, be careful with the checking their pulse part." He winked at her, obviously referring to what he had just explained to Evelyn. Quote:
Originally Posted by tonks2 Emmy put her hand up again.
"Erm, then would you check for wounds and/or vital signs?" fingers crossed... "Yes, correct, Emmy." Jeremy directed an approving grin in her direction before turning to face Kurumi. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie "I would probably be too afraid to touch them," Kurumi said shyly. "I mean...what if my moving them our touching caused more damage? Probably as I called the emergency number I would see if there was anything wrong that I could see..." She had a point there. "Yes, that is why you shouldn't be moving them unless it's absolutely essential." Like if otherwise they're killed by a rock falling on top of them. Or a cow. Whatever. "If you cannot touch them then you should at least try to get somebody else to perform first-aid on them and if there's nobody else around, stay with them, talk to them if they're conscious and if possible make sure they're warm by placing a blanket or your jacket or something around them." He gave her a soft smile. It wasn't going to be much use if touching the person meant that she was going to faint and maybe needed first-aid herself. Quote:
Originally Posted by Snape'sGirlThru&Thru
Alright, so now was the time for her first answer, wasn't it? "Now you'd see if they're alive and breathing and if you can spot any injuries, like bleeding or a broken bone or something, and you ought to call for help. Like if you've got a phone on you, you could dial the emergency number yourself, or if you don't, then call to the people near you and try to get them to dial it." Was she getting ahead of herself? Maybe. But that was the next logical step(s), wasn't it?
Jeremy simply nodded in reply to Vashti's answer, however, only the last bit she said he thought was worth commenting on. He had reacted to the rest already in reply to other people's answers. "Yes, the part of telling other people around you to dial the emergency number. If you need other people to do something for you, like this or say, get you a first-aid kit or something then it's absolutel essential that you tell one specific person what you want. Not the whole group. As otherwise everybody might think that somebody else is doing it but in the end, nobody did." And that just sucked. And might cause somebody to die just because nobody had called an ambulance. Turning to face the whole class again Jeremy played around with the zipper of the dummy's jacket subconsciously. "Now, no matter if the person is breathing or not, the next step would be to get rid of any clothing which might be in the way and/or limiting the person's oxygen supply by keeping him from breathing properly." At this he unzipped the dummy's jacket to demonstrate his explanation. Not that it needed demonstration. They probably all knew how to open zippers.
"Let's assume the person isn't breathing. Some of you mentioned performing CPR." He let his eyes scan the class for a moment, smiling at the ones who he remembered mentioning it before. "Can anybody tell me what the abbreviation stands for and how it is performed?" Giving the dummy a soft smack on the chest he added with a small grin, "I think he might need somebody to revive him, so any volunteers?" |