another thing ticked off the list

that's me passed my 1st aid! whoop whoop! that now means that a) my insurance will be valid, and b) if something were to happen to you in one of my classes then you now stand a slightly higher chance of making it out alive

soft tissue damage and fractures this morning, lots of gory pictures and videos of bones snapping... even i cringed! let me deal with the injury once it's happened... but good god i don't wanna see it happen!!

i got well and truely tied up today - i was the 'lucky one' who ended up being the casualty in the deomstration of an open fracture and needed to have my legs splinted together, it was bloody uncomfortable even with both legs intact - i can't even imagine how painful it would be to have that done to you with one of your bones snapped in half!

we had a wee practice session in CPR and recovery position again after lunch, nerves really started to kick in, i was actually sitting there shaking with nerves which is totally stupid coz i KNOW this stuff.

i was last to go for assessment - it was basic DRABC with a resus dummy and then recovery position on a fellow class member - turned out unless you do something that would make the situation worse you got passed - pretty much the same as the basic nursing skills, they don't expect you to be perfect but expect you to be able to demonstrate basic understanding and skills and recognise if you go wrong.

as it turned out I didn't go wrong once, did both perfectly! i think going last really helped, seeing everyone else pass and got a few hints and tips of what happened ie you need to talk the assessor through the steps of what you're doing and that it's not about speed, it's about getting it right, so just to take a deep breath and relax- it's not like there's really a life on the line!

the assessor even mentioned to me about the oppertunity of volunteering with St Andrews - so i take that as a good sign!

now i need to wait for my certificate to come through so i can send off for my insurance... hope it wont be too long, he said "your certificate will be with you in due course", which usually means that it has to process through a few people first.... great