CPR & First Aid Course - ibu House 23.08.08

CPR & INFANT FIRST AID
SATURDAY 23rd August 2008
IBU DROP IN CENTRE



Once again, there was overwhelming response to this course, and with a limited number of spaces, some members even had to be turned down. Many members sent their domestic helpers for the course as many have to deal with young children most of their daily lives.

Lynette of ScubaZone has been running the ScubaZone store for 6 years, and has at least 20 years of diving experience , and thus CPR and First Aid behind her.

Lynette outlined the 5 different skills we would be learning:

1) scene assessment
2) rescue breathing
3) one rescuer CPR, Adult/Child/Infant CPR
4) serious bleeding management
5) conscious choking adult/ child / infant management


It was very much a hands on course, with all of us taking turns at the mannequin, blowing hard, trying to inflate the chest, some of us failing miserably, yet some proving themselves highly capable, despite their petite size.

This was a very basic course in CPR and First Aid, however, it gave an adequate insight into it. Some participants had studied CPR in the past, but as with anything, if you have not used it for a long while, you get rusty. So, the refresher was good.

Especially now that many of us have young children or even infants, and along with that the high possiblity of choking, accidents and burns, this course not only taught us what needed to be done, but also what we could do to prevent it. There is nothing like the helpless feeling one gets when faced with a life threatening situation and not knowing what to do.

As they say at Scuba Zone,

ADEQUATE AID PROVIDED IS BETTER THAN PERFECT AID WITHHELD.

CPR COURSES 10th & 17th May 2008

CPR & INFANT FIRST AID
SATURDAY 10TH and 17th MAY 2008
IBU DROP IN CENTRE



There was overwhelming response to this course, and with a limited number of spaces, some members even had to be turned down. Many members sent their domestic helpers for the course as many have to deal with young children most of their daily lives.

Lynette of ScubaZone has been running the ScubaZone store for 6 years, and has at least 20 years of diving experience , and thus CPR and First Aid behind her.

Lynette outlined the 5 different skills we would be learning:

1) scene assessment
2) rescue breathing
3) one rescuer CPR, Adult/Child/Infant CPR
4) serious bleeding management
5) conscious choking adult/ child / infant management


It was very much a hands on course, with all of us taking turns at the mannequin, blowing hard, trying to inflate the chest, some of us failing miserably, yet some proving themselves highly capable, despite their petite size.

This was a very basic course in CPR and First Aid, however, it gave an adequate insight into it. Some participants had studied CPR in the past, but as with anything, if you have not used it for a long while, you get rusty. So, the refresher was good.

Especially now that many of us have young children or even infants, and along with that the high possiblity of choking, accidents and burns, this course not only taught us what needed to be done, but also what we could do to prevent it. There is nothing like the helpless feeling one gets when faced with a life threatening situation and not knowing what to do.

As they say at Scuba Zone,

ADEQUATE AID PROVIDED IS BETTER THAN PERFECT AID WITHHELD.

C.P.R Talk 20th Oct 2007

On the 20th October 2007, ibu held a CPR Course for interested members. Interest was overwhelming, and many are currently on a waitlist for the next session. The 2 hour talk / practical session was a good basic starting point especially for new parents as it focused on dealing with First Aid and emergencies in infants and children.

Attendees were given a little handout / booklet to study on their own time.



Aaron, Lynette & daughter. The team from Scuba Zone.


Aaron showing us how to properly position the head & chin lift to enable full inflation of the lungs.

Antony trying his best to inflate the dummy by doing Artificial Respiration (A.R)

An ibu member trying CPR on the mannequin.

Lynette demonstrating the Child Heimlich Maneouver ( choking )on her daughter

Aaron demonstrating the Adult Heimlich ( choking ) Maneouver on Lynette


At the end of the session, we learnt that :

Adequate aid provided is better than perfect aid witheld! ( how true! ) and now with these skills, no matter how basic, ibu members will be better prepared should any emergencies happen.

Some comments from members:

" It was a great session. We got a lot out of it. Enjoyed the experential learning, working with a dummy. Would have liked a few more pages and quick comments on how to handle other first aid situations; cuts, grazes, burns, etc." Sabrina Lee

" Thought it was useful for me as I didn’t know anything about CPR. Gives a good idea of what needs to be done in emergency situation…Next time I’ll send my helper" Amelie Langdon

" I did find it quite useful in refreshing my cpr knowledge. Good to practice on Little Anne or Annie. Shows correct or wrong technique. Good to have a booklet to read through as they didn't really go in depth into other stuff apart from mouth to mouth and compressions. Guess, time constraints. All in all, important points and skills covered in a short 2 hour period" Tammie Morris