11 September 2008

How to Save a Life

Last night I had the pleasure of attending a class for CPR/First-aid/AED training at the school where I work. Three gentlemen from the South Jordan Fire Department came to facilitate the training.

They did a really nice job and it was very entertaining as well. Here are a few things I learned that I will never forget:

The first three items are direct quotes from the S. Jordan Fire Department Instructor explaining the way to properly perform chest compressions.

"Some people's nipples might not be where they were when they were born."

"Mannequins are not anatomically correct."

"Kids are redundant and pliable."

These three come from the video about First-aid:

"Amputation is an injury that causes bleeding."

"Suspect a head injury if the victim received a blow to the head."

"Burns can be caused by contact with heat."

3 comments:

foculbrown said...

Those are great quotes. You would have to worry if the mannequins were anatomically correct. I think you can get those in Ess Eff.

Angela said...

HILARIOUS

SydneyMin said...

Too funny! I'm sure that you, as a teacher, were happy to hear that children are redundant (not to mention pliable!) :)