"Check if they're conscious-- like is this guy just faking it, or is he some sort of bum or is he really hurt?" the Slytherin lad responded " Because if he can respond that takes half the guess work out doesnt it? But I'd nudge him with my shoe though, just in case the dude was lying on a live wire or something." Yes being electrocuted-- specially in the middle of a good samaritan act, is not fun. Fact.

No? That wasn't right? But he'd said... Oh whatever. Vashti could come up with something else. What else was there to do when you saw a random person lying on the ground besides walk away or help? Hmmm.

"I'd try talking to them, I guess," she said after raising her hand. "See if they wake up or respond." Yeah, that seemed right. The only other thing she could think of would be to poke them madly until they woke up, but she thought that probably wasn't the right answer either.

Oh goodness. Destiny. Sometimes her friend was too much. Like right now for instance. Evelyn was trying soooooo hard not to think of someone doing that to a poor person on the ground.

Hold in the giggles! What the heck was elektrocutement?

"I think it'd depend where they are laying and what position they were laying in actually. For me at least, in my opinion." she said after raising her hand. Because if they were laying face first in the snow, well, her first reaction would be to laugh. If they looked hurt in one way or another...and still laying first face in the snow...well, she'd still laugh, but be concerned at the same time! There was a difference! "But pretty much, my first reaction would be, unfortunately, similar to that one girls'. Over there." *point*

Yea, that Gryffindork one who just said something about an idiot lying on the ground.

Bahahaha

The last parchment attack at Marie was successfull and he did not care how many points it costed to him. He thought he just won the fight and that was what was important for him. Turning to face the Slytherin girl again, Josh stopped immediately when he felt something cold on his shoulder.

Then a Hufflepuff girl spoke to him. Aha an icepack for his leg. That was so nice of the Huffie girl. ''Thank you'' the Gryffindor boy mouthed and he was about to put it on his shin when it suddenly flew off his hands. ''Hey...that was mine!'' he protested not caring if the professor was the one to take it from him.

And the professor did not only took the icepack, he also took points from Gryffindor aaaand...Slytherin, obviously. Meh.

Tapping on the desk he listened to everyone's answers to the professor's question and when Evelyn was done speaking he stood up to express his idea ''My reaction would change according to where the person is lying on, professor'' he said ''If on grass in a park he might be relaxing so i might only pull some kind of prank on him to disturb him. If in the middle of a street or a road i would think there must be something wrong so at that case first i would check if the person is breathing''

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Jeremy chuckled lightly at Lexi's next guess, however, she WAS getting pretty close to the answer he wanted to hear. "Why would you scream at the person?! But yes, that's pretty much what I wanted to hear." Pretty much. Without the referring to the hurt person as 'idiot'.

Stand over them and stare?! "What if they get up all of a sudden with you standing over them? That would...hurt." Especially if the got up Smack! into your face. Ouch. That and it would be quite embarrassing too.

Picturing the scene in his head with Melanie standing on top of the person on the ground, glancing down at them and being all, 'Are you hurt?', Jeremy couldn't help but laugh. "Well, I don't know about you but I normally do look where I'm going...to make sure I'm not stepping on other people's faces." He didn't know about her, though.

Note to self: Never lie on the ground when Melanie was around. She might just run you over. Literally.

Well, duh. "Yes, but how would you check if they're conscious or not?" Jeremy asked Salander, even though, some of his classmates had technically already answered that question.

And now back to the possible electrocution Mia had mentioned earlier. "But how would nudging the person with your shoe show you if there is a live wire beneath him?" Besides, how likely WAS that?!

Finally they had gotten the hint of what he wanted to hear. "Yes, correct, thank you, Vashti. Talking to them would be the first thing to do." And probably also the one they would do without him telling them.

Or in Lexi's case, scream at them.

He raised his eyebrows at Evelyn before with a small sigh and a rather amused expression on his face he asked, "Do I want to know why your first reaction would depend on the position the person is lying on the ground?" Probably not, right?


"Now, as some of you have mentioned, the first thing would be to talk to the person. This is mainly to check if they are conscious and/or able to respond." Made sense, yes? "You would normally just say something like 'Can you hear me?', though, it doesn't really matter as long as it is something the person can reply to. If he is conscious that is, obviously." Duh.

"If we assume the person does not respond, the next step would be to nudge or poke them." Or slap them with the first-aid gloves. "Do anything basically which is painful enough to normally induce some sort of reaction. Don't kick them or anything like that." That would probably lead to more damage than if they had just walked by. "Again, we'll assume there is no reaction from the person on the ground. What would come next? Some of you already mentioned it before."

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?

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."

...Hmm. "Depends." she said, leaning back on her chair once more. This was quite a hard question. "How easily do you laugh?"

Seeing from that expression he had on, and from past classes they've had, he was one of those professors that didn't mind opinions. Well, if they were acceptable of course. Then again, he was a professor.

He could secretly be hoping she'd say something to get her in trouble. It was probably for the best that she didn't say anything.

Talk to the person? Well if they weren't moving, and no one was helping them in the first place, there was no way they could talk right? Then again, she supposed there could be some cases where the person was conscious and still able to speak. Probably in serious pain one way or another but still alive at least.

...OMG. What if the person was dead!?

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.

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.

"I would move out of the way before that happened," she responded with a nod. She wouldn't be standing that close so that they would collide if the person got up to fast. Unless it was her friend. Then she would have been REALLY close.

"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."

Alright, so she was supposed to talk to the guy who was on the ground...oh-kay...

Hmm..doesn't react to pain, huh? Well that would be interesting. But then the goal was to keep the bloke alive, not to kill him. So Cass kept her mouth shut about that little idea of hers.

"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.

"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.



What if they bite you? There was no way he was taking that chance! Eino added it to his "Not To Do List," right under "Kicking or ignoring them" as the Professor had first advised.

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

Emmy put her hand up again.
"Erm, then would you check for wounds and/or vital signs?" fingers crossed...

"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..."

Oh, she was right? Well, awesome. 'Course, it seemed like such an easy question to answer now that it probably would've been quite sad for her, as a Muggle-born, to get that sort of question wrong. Heh.

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?

Rasing her hand

"You would need to make sure they were breathing and that they didnt have any wounds that were causing bleeding, which could lead to blood loss to much." she said "Just place your hand o his or her chest if it is moving then there breathing. To check if he or she is bleeding just check the groud to see if there is blood there. If they are not breathing you could do CPR if you know how to or call the emergency number. If there bleeding put on gloves and apply pressure to the wound."

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"Yes, correct, Emmy." Jeremy directed an approving grin in her direction before turning to face Kurumi.

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.

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?"

Lexi eyed Professor Zookara skeptically. FOR SHAME! She wasn't taking anybody's clothes off for any reason. Bad Professor! "Can't Perform ... Resonably," Lexi offered. She wasn't a Muggle... she didn't know this stuff. Sounded good to her though. Yeah. She was certain that was the answer.

What CPR meant? Well....it was about breathing wasn't it? And he was pretty sure that that the breathings thingys in the body had a proper, like scientific name. P. He thought he knew what that could be, but he really had no idea what the C and the R stood for, and he wasnt going to guess, because well he was a ravenclaw, he was meant to be smart. "Does the P stand for Pulmonary"

Oh, clever boy. Well, he WAS in Ravenclaw and they were supposed to be clever, right? Yes, he had ready Hogwarts, A History. Go him. "Yes, well done, Finn. P stands for Pulmonary." He turned to write it on the board next to the letter P of CPR which he had written below each other.

Rubiey put her hand up timidly, she knew this stuff. It was practically drummed into them at her old Muggle Boarding School. "Erm, isn't it Cardiopulmonary Resusiation, sir?" She said quietly to Professor Zookara. She didn't want to seem like a swat which she totally was. "You have to perform at least 100 chest compressions per minute, if they aren't breathing." She said, growing steadily redder. Speaking in class was not something she enjoyed.

Rex raises his hand. "The whole words are Cardio Pulminary Resuscitation " Rex told the professsor. "Are we also talking about the Heimlech Manuever. too? Rex asked the professor. When doing CPR, you must check the breathing of the victim as well as heart compressions." Rex said to the professor.

Taylor raised her hand. "CPR stand for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. As for how to preform CPR, you need to make sure there is nothing blocking the airway bu tipping the head back slightly. When you know that is clear, pinch the persons nose closed and then you give the person to full breathes of air. Then when that is finished, you start chest compressions." She answered. The only reason why she knows this is because her oh so careful mum wanted her trained for it.

Since others had answered the abbreviation bit of the question, Nia turned her attention to the other part. She'd seen it done on television, and whilst wouldn't know how to do it properly, had a fair idea. She raised her hand.

"There are two parts to perform, aren't there?" she started to answer. "You press up and down on the ribs over the heart, kinda to manual pump it so the blood keeps moving round. That's known as compressions, I think. And you also put air into the person's lungs, so oxygen still goes to the vital organs." She looked thoughtful. "It won't revive a person, if I remember rightly, but keeps them going til someone arrives who can? "