medical management

Instructing: Guro Joe M, Guro Joe C, and Guro Lem

Attending: Alex, Bryan, Dan, Sid, Lance, and Asim

Notes:

Tonight’s class we worked on carrying or moving our partner from across the room. First carry was a pull and drag from under the armpits. Second carry we had an arm around waist while holding the belt–walked carry across the room. The next part of class we talked about different scenarios of what would they do as a responder to the scene. How they would assess the situation and deal with it. Next we talked and practiced with tourniquets. Each of them got some reps placing on their partner and then themselves.

Instructing: Guro Joe M, Guro Joe C, and Guro Lem

Attending: Alex, Lance, James, Sid, Asim, and Ryan

Notes:

Tonight, we started the class drilling the first 3 counts of transitional drill 1. Next we reviewed our stop-blocks for those moves.  As class continued, we went over some medical material with thought provocation to see what actions the students would do. During this time, we went over some ways to perform our physical assessment on an unconscious person. We had them pair up and perform the assessment on each other (thanks to our student/local EMT Alex for helping with this). Later in class, we discussed that we have to be prepared to deal with any situation in a calm way. Focus on the goal or primary threat until it is decreased or neutralized–secure the area or move the person to a safer location. Then, we can perform the care needed based on the acronym MARCH. M –  Massive bleeding. A – Check airway and clear if necessary. R – Respirations. C – Circulation. H – Head/Hypothermia.