For the last exercise of the Wilderness First Aid-course there are three victims at once. I broke my leg in a bad way, and my partners are panicking and suffering from hypothermia. It’s bitter cold today, with a strong wind so they almost have a real case of hypothermia. The ‘rescuers’ move me from the place of the accident, but manage to get my foot stuck in the deep snow. I cry and shout apparently quite convincing and get a compliment from the teacher for my acting. They put me in a ‘burrito’ made of a tarp, a sleeping bag and foil blankets to keep me warm. I can attest it wasn’t really warm, so I decided not to have a broken leg when there is a -35 wind-chill warning.
After that we had to make a multiple-choice test of all the theory we learned over the course of this weekend. I just pass the test. My learning-from-a-book capabilities are not as good as they where when I was a student.
Another problem is that I now have to take a much bigger First-aid kit with me than before. Not being ignorant has its drawbacks. I hope i don’t have to put anything I learned this weekend into practise.
Jan 15 2006
Burrito
For the last exercise of the Wilderness First Aid-course there are three victims at once. I broke my leg in a bad way, and my partners are panicking and suffering from hypothermia. It’s bitter cold today, with a strong wind so they almost have a real case of hypothermia. The ‘rescuers’ move me from the place of the accident, but manage to get my foot stuck in the deep snow. I cry and shout apparently quite convincing and get a compliment from the teacher for my acting. They put me in a ‘burrito’ made of a tarp, a sleeping bag and foil blankets to keep me warm. I can attest it wasn’t really warm, so I decided not to have a broken leg when there is a -35 wind-chill warning.
After that we had to make a multiple-choice test of all the theory we learned over the course of this weekend. I just pass the test. My learning-from-a-book capabilities are not as good as they where when I was a student.
Another problem is that I now have to take a much bigger First-aid kit with me than before. Not being ignorant has its drawbacks. I hope i don’t have to put anything I learned this weekend into practise.
By mare • english •