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So I spent ten minutes this lunchtime rolling around on the floor and it wasn't even fun.
Okay, okay, the reason I was rolling around on the floor was that I'd volunteered to be the 'casualty' at the First Aid refresher that I was attending, so I partly have myself to blame. The thing is, when you do these things, you get used to a certain amount of...closeness...with your fellow trainees. There's just no good way to practice the recovery position or choking procedures without actually putting your hands on a person. It's not been a problem ever, apart from when I had to point out to someone that if they really held onto the wound like that, the blood was pretty much going to continue pouring everywhere (grip it, woman!). But I digress.
As I said, you get used to lying on the floor and having someone roll you around. But when I lay down, the first thing I heard from the trainer was:
"Sometimes the person won't be in a convenient position, and you'll have to manhandle them."
Luckily he was rather big and I am average-sized, so there wasn't too much pushing and pulling and awkwardness. Plus, you know, I was doing the whole 'I'm unconscious' thing, although I drew the line at doing his sound effects for him. Also also, do other folks keep their eyes open or shut when they're the dummy? I couldn't decide. Plus I was kind of sleepy.
So that was my day. My brain situation continues rubbish, but I'm staggered by the generosity of folk over at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
help_haiti. The main bidding is now closed (I think I notified my winners right - if not, they know where to find me!), but the Lightning Round is still going if you want something speedy!
How's everyone else doing? Humpdays going okay? All downhill to the weekend now
Okay, okay, the reason I was rolling around on the floor was that I'd volunteered to be the 'casualty' at the First Aid refresher that I was attending, so I partly have myself to blame. The thing is, when you do these things, you get used to a certain amount of...closeness...with your fellow trainees. There's just no good way to practice the recovery position or choking procedures without actually putting your hands on a person. It's not been a problem ever, apart from when I had to point out to someone that if they really held onto the wound like that, the blood was pretty much going to continue pouring everywhere (grip it, woman!). But I digress.
As I said, you get used to lying on the floor and having someone roll you around. But when I lay down, the first thing I heard from the trainer was:
"Sometimes the person won't be in a convenient position, and you'll have to manhandle them."
Luckily he was rather big and I am average-sized, so there wasn't too much pushing and pulling and awkwardness. Plus, you know, I was doing the whole 'I'm unconscious' thing, although I drew the line at doing his sound effects for him. Also also, do other folks keep their eyes open or shut when they're the dummy? I couldn't decide. Plus I was kind of sleepy.
So that was my day. My brain situation continues rubbish, but I'm staggered by the generosity of folk over at
help_haiti. The main bidding is now closed (I think I notified my winners right - if not, they know where to find me!), but the Lightning Round is still going if you want something speedy! How's everyone else doing? Humpdays going okay? All downhill to the weekend now
