As I write this entry, I’m wet and dirty with traces of Blood…
Yet I can say that I just got home from the best experience of my life.
I just graduated from the BASIC LIFE SUPPORT and STANDARD FIRST AID training of the Philippine Red Cross. This is so far the most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life because my classmates were mainly composed of people from the medical and health services field. Talk about pressure!
Day One was all about lectures on Basic Life Support. From this I learned what kind of rescue a person who is suffering from cardiac arrest or heart attack will need. And you know what? CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION is definitely not easy! It was so exhausting and you have to follow a certain counting for it to be done successfully in just two minutes! Added to that, there are three different ways of conducting CPR to adults, children and infants. RESCUE BREATHING is another thing. It’s mainly just breathing some air into a person’s lungs and no chest compressions are needed. I also learned a LOT of medical terms that I’ve never heard of in my entire life.
Day two was our practical exam. We had to perform CPR and RB on dummies especially made for this kind of training. All of us were shaking with fatigue as we eagerly try to pass our exam. It was so mentally and physically draining.
A whole day of lecture on standard first aid was done on day three. We learned how to bandage wounds, carry and transfer disaster victims, triaging in mass casual injuries, treating people with shock, burns, bone, joint and muscle injury (including those who are poisoned), and other common emergencies. The whole lesson made me appreciate Grey’s Anatomy more. It would have been hard for me to comprehend the lesson but all those rescuing and operating from my favorite medical drama gave me ideas. For instance, I understood extrication and triage more because both were featured in a same episode.
Another thing that I got to do is rappelling. It’s been a long time since I rappelled so I was nervous and excited at the same time. Nevertheless, I missed walking ala Spiderman on walls.
Ok, it wasn't a perfect Spiderman walk, but I made it! Haha!
We had our practical exam on day four and five. The last exam was situational and we were put in a scene were we had to rescue someone who was all wounded and bloody at the corner of a street. Take a look at my picture as we try to rescue our patient, I was all smiles and happy! L.O.L!
Never do this in a real emergency...NEVER!
The class had a great chemistry and it was as if we knew each other a long time ago. I made new friends and I think it’s great. The fun and bonding we shared made everything balanced. I will really miss my classmates.
Our wonderful batch, I'll miss you guys!
There are so many things that I’ve learned for just five days and I don’t want to write it all down as it would make my blog uninteresting. I’m proud of myself in a good way because I know how to help a person who is suffering from choke and how to distinguish a venomous snake from the harmless one. And let me tell you this, those snakes that we see in movies and reality shows are definitely not to be scared of.
Just in case you’re wondering why a pre-law major took up something like this, I do have a reason but I can’t tell you that yet. Although some people know about it already, I still can’t announce it to all the people I know. But you will definitely hear something from me. For now, just visit my Multiply if you want to see the pictures! =)
So if you live in the Philippines and want to know more about BLS/SFA (especially those in the medical field) call (02) 527-0000. I’m telling you, it’s really fulfilling and my heart for taking medicine became stronger after everything I went through.
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