We named our adult mannequin Chad (not pictured) and our baby mannequins were all named Jonathan (our instructor unknowingly named him after my little brother).
After a morning of in person training I’m re-certified in Adult and Pediatric CPR/First Aid/AED for another two years. While I’m grateful that in almost 30 years of preschool I’ve never had to utilize these skills at preschool, I am glad to feel more ready if needed. I highly recommend the American Red Cross classes in Wichita. Ms Jimenez is phenomenal.
I took this picture with my preschool friends in mind. Items clockwise:
- Jonathan the pretend baby. The plastic over the face is to keep my germs off of the doll. There is a button on the diaper that turns it on and when CPR is done properly there are lights above it that turn green.
- The little circle thing is the rubber band that held a roll of gauze.
- A “Fisher Price” looking practice AED. It teaches us how to attach the pads, evaluate the heart rate and administer a shock if needed.
- A real face shield to use when administering breaths. This keeps germs away from each other. The blue circle is a valve that lets the air through.
- The pile of white things is gauze and bandages. We practiced putting pressure on pretend cuts and wrapping gauze over the pretend cut. We learned to do a fancy loop to tie it.
- The blueish-purplish things are gloves that I wore the whole time. I learned the safest way to take them off and it was a little bit different than I always did.
- The empty bag is what held the gauze, bandage, gloves and face shield. Do you see a little red cross on it? That is the logo for the American Red Cross where I took my class.
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