The last first-aid course I went on was about 6 or 7 years ago. So when the chance came up to do a refresher course (for the princely sum of $60) I decided to go. I have been in a few situations over the last couple of years where 1st aid did have to be performed and my skills were definitely rusty.
The course was 8am->8pm on Sat, and 8am->6pm today (Sunday). Really enjoyed it. The instructors were great, the other participants got into the acting spirit well (we simulated different scenarios)… all in all just an excellent course.
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We simulated car crashes, axe wounds, burns (MSR stove fireballing), broken limbs, stretcher work, abdominal issues etc. Hopefully won’t ever need to put these skills into action, but I’ll feel a lot more confident now should I need to again.
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It was held in a scout den about 10 mins drive out of town. Really loved the series of posters they had on different constructions to make.. really brings me back to the many years of scouts I enjoyed! (we never got to make a javelin thrower.. probably a good thing too!)
Sat night spent an enjoyable 25 mins in the pub (while Ireland were beating the All Blacks) and a still pretty enjoyable but not quite so few hours afterwards drowning our sorrows (though not too much – seeing as had the second half of the course)
Glynn is off to Ireland in a weeks time, and I’ll not see him before he leaves as I’m off to Auckland Monday->Wed, Wellington for Thursday and then to spend the weekend with my Aunt & Co (hopefully anyway) in Palmerston North. Quite looking forward to it. Not quite sure what is going to come out of the Auckland trip.. but I am really pretty excited about some possibilities for work that may arise.. we’ll see.
Oh, finally.. if you can play Flash Movies (and you have sound on your PC) then this link to ‘The Evolution of Dance’ is worth watching…
Also looking forward to trying out bug polo in a few weeks time.. should be mayhem and madness and lots and lots of fun.
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