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FIRST AID - Help!
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

JT, the ABC is the way it's taught to professionals.

john wells, sorry if my last question was a bit blunt, I was just trying to get an idea of where you were coming from.

BernardC, I'm a GP now, I can't remember the last time that I ressusitated someone. Part of the problem is that unless you're doing it fairly regularly then I'm not sure how effective the training is. One thing that the training for professionals does do though is to try and simulate the stress of the real situation, but IMO it doesn't even come close.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Kramer wrote:
Even amateurs who've made a hobby out of practicing first aid techniques (St John's ambulance) are pretty useless in dealing with a major casualty (again IMO)


I want to disagree with this - but maybe you're right.

Have you come across the 'panic myth' - it's an idea gaining quite a lot of support recently that the public reacts better than professional expect in disaster situations. Of course, that's not the same thing as doing something useful when faced with a severed leg...

http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/PR_2001/panic_myth.html
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

BernardC wrote:
I need to expand and bring my First Aid skills up to date.


Bernard - If you want to source a first aid course here in Ireland I would recommend the REC courses (Remote emergency Care) Admittedly they don't specifically deal with skiing but and are geared to kayaking (hence my interest) and mountaineering and other remote sports - REC courses are very practical and hands on and deal with the reality that you are in a remote area and professional help is not within an hour of where you are. I'll dig up some info for you if you want
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