Poor old Billy!

Poor old Billy had a bit of an accident last night! He went out on his bike at night to look for some urban foxes, but fell off and hurt his wrist! Poor Billy! He wasn't wearing any reflective or fluorescent clothing, so wasn't really being safe. If we had been there, we wouldn't have been much help either as our first aid training wasn't up to date. Oh dear!

 

We realised that it has been really important for the WPIT team to renew their first aid certificates, in case this happens again. They have received training from St John's ambulance and learned how to respond to different situations. We had to show what we would do if different accidents happened.

We remembered to follow the DR ABC rule when checking people who have had an accident. This means we check for dangers, response, airways are clear, breathing and consciousness. Once we remembered this, we practised putting people in the recovery position if they are unconscious.

Then we put on our protective gloves to deal with bleeding and apply dressings. 

After we had mastered the bandages, we learned how to make slings in cas esomeone had a broken arm. That would have helped Billy!