Yesterday we were visited by Damian from St. Johns who delivered the St. John’s First Aid in Schools Program to our Prep to Year 6 students.

The program is designed to equip students with confidence and vital skills to help in an emergency. Through this program St. John Ambulance Tasmania is reaching its goal of making first aid part of every Tasmanian’s life. The program has 5 modules across primary and secondary schools. The knowledge and skills gained in yesterday’s sessions developed our first aid awareness and was a really good refresh from the skills we learnt last year.

Our early childhood students discussed what first aid is, checking for danger, who can help, calling an ambulance, how to assist someone with a nosebleed and burns, action plan DRS, and putting on roller and triangular bandages.

Our upper primary students discussed the action plan DRSABCD, who can help, calling an ambulance, managing an unconscious patient, practical CPR and defibrillation (AED) activities, managing open wounds and choking, how to use a face shield. At the end of their session they were given a face shield to take home!

If you ever need help at Molesworth we have some very knowledgeable first aider students who will be able to assist you!

We thank Damian for sharing his knowledge with us and to St. Johns for donating bandages and face shields for our students to take home with them.