The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (East Region)

Demonstrations

Frank White demonstrates how to check a casualty's airway is open and clear while Ted Branch oversees and narrates to the class.

Individual accident scenarios to help illustrate pulling together of all the skills learned earlier in the day.

First Aid Scenario #1

Team 1

#1: Casualty who has fallen from a chair while fixing a light fitting. She is practically unconscious, responding only to pain. Her lower right leg has sustained an open fracture - the bone is protruding and there is a bleeding wound.

First Aiders must protect her airway by rolling her into the recovery position, control the bleeding, treat her for shock, steady and support the fracture, and try to make her warm and comfortable until the ambulance they called for arrives.

First Aid Scenario #2

Team 2

#2: Casualty who has an open wound containing an embedded object, e.g. a shard of glass. She is fully alert and able to answers questions about what has happened.

First aiders must stem/control the blood escaping from the wound without disturbing the object embedded within, treat her for shock by raising the legs, and try to make her warm and comfortable until the ambulance they called for arrives.

First Aid Scenario #3

Team 3

#3: Casualty who has an large wound on their left forearm. She is fully alert and able to answers questions about what has happened. With such a lot of bleeding, casualty may well faint at any time and may well be laid down in anticipation.

First aiders must stem/control the blood escaping from the wound, treat her for shock, and try to make her warm and comfortable until the ambulance they called for arrives.

End of the Day

The whole class poses for a group photo at the end of a long day of hard work. Congratulations to them all for being such eager and lively participants, and for the trainers a pleasure to work with.