1. Enter the room.
2. Spot a ‘victim’ lying motionless on the carpeted floor. (He must be such an unlucky DUMMY to get there in the first place lor!)
3. Assess the situation - Eyes looking up, sweep left to right, checking for lights, fan, any unusual objects. Anything unusual? Then look around at eye level - cabinets? smoke? gas? TV? power cables? See Justin sitting on the stool and Yi Ren standing by, expectant spectators. Feel the instructor’s eyes on you, assessing YOU. Finally, sweep the ground – any unusual objects on the ground? Near the victim?
4. Approach the victim. Tap him on the shoulder. Address him and check for any response.
M: What’s his name???
Eugene: His name is Achthar.
M: Why must be so chim name one!
5. Put the hand to the jugular vein, the ear to the victim’s nose, and look at his chest for any movements. (If there really was any movements from the dummy, I will be the FIRST to get out of there bah!!!).
6. Upon confirming the unconscious, unbreathing state of the victim, contact EMS for medical assistance.
M (looks up at Yi Ren): Call for the ambulance!
Eugene: What’s his name?
M: Er…Yi-Ren! Call the ambulance!
Eugene: Please.
M (pai-seh, addressing Yi Ren): Oopz...Please?
7. Proceed to give rescue breathing and chest compressions. 4 cycles. Doing the chin lift, cover the nose and blow into the dummy’s mouth, watching his ‘chest’ lift. Do it again. Change position to find the point of contact on his sternum and proceed to give 30 counts of chest compression. Adjust position according to instructor’s guidance. Force yourself not to think about the onlookers. CONCENTRATE. Don’t lose count. Repeat. Again. And again. For 5 consecutive minutes.
8. At last, 32 rescue breaths and 480 chest compressions later, sit back and look up at the Instructor inquiringly. And have him give you a high-five of “Well done” for getting 4 cycles done below 5 minutes.
Hey wellz, you know what? Maybe it wasn’t that bad after all. Despite the stress of being the ONLY girl in the group of six who are undertaking the EFR course…and being in the only-slept-3-hours-per-night-for-the-last-three-days mental state… It actually was quite fun. And tomorrow is Part II, when I shall play with the bandages and slings and what-nots.
In other news, I got to eat an Elephant Snail for the first time!!! Talk about exotic delicacy. Don't talk about expensive.
All my dear friends are going back overseas after their summer break! *wails* Well, to be more exact, all of the two of them. But I will miss them anyway. It is not often that you find friends with whom you can connect at such a deep level, with whom you have the freedom to share thoughts and ideas without fear of judgement or criticism, who will take a portion of your heart back to the States with them... Take care, J & A, till we meet again...
Enough words for one entry... time to get back to work!
**She needs a special Stay-Awake Potion... In more ways than one...**
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