Andrew Underwood

First Aid

On Saturday and Sunday I took a St. John’s Ambulance first aid course. It was a brand new course less than a week old. The last time I took the training was back in grade 10 as part of CALM 20. This course was much more extensive than what I had previously taken. They tell you not to check for pulses anymore, just check for breathing since their logic is if the casualty is breathing, they must have a pulse too. I got 100% on the first day’s test and one question wrong on the next day’s. I haven’t seen test marks like that for a while, it was refreshing.