Tim Cullen (TY) describes in detail what was involved in the basic First Aid course that TYs completed in late September, early October.
TY took part in a basic First Aid Course every Friday for three week. We would start in the hall at 9am and end at 1.10pm.
We were shown videos, Power Point presentations, pictures and more. We would be showed in a demonstration how to do things, then we were put in pairs and practice what we learned. Some of the things we learned were:
This course was a great course for people who have never done First Aid before and a good refresher for those who had. (Click on thumbnail to open an enlarged version of image and to open other images.)
Tim Cullen (TY)
[Photos: Ms. Finnegan]
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