[nabs-l] OT first aid

[Dezman Jackson]

Ashley,
I've been certified in First aid and CPR a few times. The classes are very 
hands on and I've always had instructors who were willing to put things in 
more descriptive terms for my benefit.
What I remember about first aid is having to pretend to rap wounds and make 
slings and such for broken bones. This was pretty straight forward and of 
course you're always pretty much working with a partner and you practice on 
each other. With CPR it's a combination of using humans and test dummies and 
the instructor just comes around to make sure that everyone knows how to do 
the techniques and then you're marked off as having mastered that task. The 
written test are multiple choice and usually the instructor or another 
student would read it to me. They're are usually pretty good (at least at 
the red cross) with accommodations. There is a manual that goes with the 
class and if possible, I would recommend getting it ahead of time so that 
you can scan it or whatever you would do to get it in an accessible format. 
They might even be able to send it to you in electronic form. Hope that 
helps.

Dezman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 3:56 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] OT first aid


> Hi all,
>
> I thought some of you may have done this even though we are students; I 
> think you only have to be 18 to be certified.  Have any of you taken a 
> first aid or CPR class?  I was considering getting certified in one or 
> both through the American red Cross.  If you did it, how accessible was 
> the class?  I'd imagine CPR would be more accessible.  You have to 
> practice on models which are tactile and the instructor could use you in 
> demonstration to the class.
>
> But first aid sounds more visual.  I have tunnel vision so can see wounds, 
> but not sure if its enough to apply bandaids to it.  I'd be curious to 
> know your thoughts and any alternative techniques you came up with.  I 
> know for both there is a written exam and for CPR a performance one.  Was 
> the exam read to you?
> Hopefully this is possible; I think it would be great to have skills to 
> rescue people.
>
> Thanks.
> Ashley
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